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Peru vs Bristol 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 youngest population (median age 45.3).
Bristol has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Bristol | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434 |
3,778Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
47.9±4.8 11% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Bristol 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% |
12.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Bristol and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.8 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Bristol 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% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
5.2%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bristol 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 |
$74,620±$8kLowest 8% below VT |
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| Peru and Bristol 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 |
$337,300±$46kLowest 7% above 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 |
$1,275±$181 3% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$5,978Highest 19% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
47.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bristol and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.1% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% VT: 73.2% |
71.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
25 minLowest 5% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±6.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Bristol and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #31 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Abraham Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.9 |
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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.