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Peru vs Cavendish vs Winhall 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 renters (21% rent).
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
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 | Cavendish | Winhall | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
1,242Highest |
752 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
45.2±5.9Lowest 5% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Winhall 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% |
18.3%±4.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Cavendish and Winhall 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% |
23.6%±2 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3% VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Winhall 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 |
$89,063±$29kLowest 10% above VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
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| Peru and Winhall 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 |
$285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Winhall and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820 about the VT average |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,094±$732 11% below VT |
$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 |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27 VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Winhall 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% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cavendish and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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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.