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Peru vs Dummerston vs Rupert 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).
Dummerston has the most kids (21.7% under 18).
Rupert has the most homeowners (93.7%).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Rupert | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
2,090Highest |
676 |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Rupert 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% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Rupert 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Rupert 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 |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above VT |
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| 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 |
$362,500±$63k 14% 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 |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston 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% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1955 21 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Rupert 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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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.