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Peru vs Guildhall vs Windham 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).
Guildhall has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Guildhall | Windham | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
371 |
594Highest |
304Lowest |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
42.6±7.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Peru 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% |
22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Guildhall and Windham 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% |
26.1%±5.5 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Guildhall 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% |
33.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Peru and Mount Tabor 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 |
$115,000±$46k 42% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
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| Peru and Guildhall 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 |
$321,200±$62kLowest about the VT average |
$353,900±$20k 12% 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±$820 about the VT average |
$850±$717Lowest 31% 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 |
$4,625Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Windham 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1958 18 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 |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Peru 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.