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Peru vs Mount Holly 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 youngest population (median age 45.3).
Mount Holly has the most kids (21.2% 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 | Mount Holly | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434 |
1,415Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +12% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
53.5±8.2 24% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Mount Holly 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% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly 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% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Mount Holly 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% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest 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 |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
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| Peru and Mount Holly 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 |
$296,900±$40kLowest 6% below 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 |
$1,534±$1k 24% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Mount Holly 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 |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Peru and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.