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Peru vs North Hero 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).
North Hero has the most kids (16.8% 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 | North Hero | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434 |
1,263Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +16.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
54.2±6.7 26% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and North Hero 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% |
16.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| North Hero 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% |
27.3%±4 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and North Hero 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% |
47.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
5.5%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| North Hero 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 |
$102,143±$24kLowest 26% above VT |
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| Peru and North Hero 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 |
$451,400±$66kHighest 43% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| North Hero 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 |
$1,556±$360 26% above VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and North Hero 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 |
$5,132 about the VT average |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±98.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| North Hero 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% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 19% above VT |
30 min 28% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
15.4%±8.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| North Hero and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 | — |
| 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.