Compare towns
Peru vs Dummerston vs Mount Tabor vs Winhall
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).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
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 | Dummerston | Mount Tabor | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
2,090Highest |
304Lowest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% 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% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston 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% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Dummerston 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% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall 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 |
$101,696±$21k 25% above VT |
— | $95,500±$23kLowest 18% above VT |
| Peru and Dummerston 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 |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% 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 |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston and Winhall 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% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.