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Peru vs Baltimore vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Mount Tabor has the most kids (10.2% under 18).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Peru | Baltimore | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Highest |
361 |
304Lowest |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
51.2±10.3 19% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Tabor and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Baltimore and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$107,500±$16kLowest 32% above VT |
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| Peru and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Peru and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8% VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Peru and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.