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Peru vs Lincoln 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).
Lincoln has the most kids (15.1% under 18).
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 | Lincoln | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434 |
1,394Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
45.7±3.6 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Lincoln 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% |
15.1%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Lincoln 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% |
22.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Lincoln 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% |
43.5% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
2.9%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Lincoln 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 |
$96,667±$18kLowest 19% above VT |
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| Peru and Lincoln 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 |
$365,200±$30kLowest 15% 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 |
$870±$47Lowest 29% 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 | $5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,100Highest 21% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
49.1%±25.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Lincoln 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% |
7.5% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.1% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 19% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Lincoln and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lincoln Town School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.