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Peru vs Mount Tabor vs Underhill
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 shortest commute (28 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 Tabor | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434 |
304Lowest |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below 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% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Peru 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% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Underhill 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 |
— | $92,267±$54kLowest 14% above VT |
| Peru and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Underhill 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±$820Lowest about the VT average |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
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| 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 |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Peru and Mount Tabor 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 19% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| 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.