Compare towns
Peru vs Springfield vs Mount Tabor vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Winhall has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Springfield | Mount Tabor | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
9,084Highest |
304Lowest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Winhall 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% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall and Springfield 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 |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
— | $95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Peru and Winhall 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 |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall 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±$820 about the VT average |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,094±$732 11% below 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 |
$4,807Lowest 5% below VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Winhall 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% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall and Springfield 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 | — | #64 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — | — |
| High school in town | — | Springfield High School | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.