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Peru vs Windham vs Landgrove 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).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Windham | Landgrove | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
594Highest |
225Lowest |
304 |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
56.9±12.8 32% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Landgrove 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% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Landgrove 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Landgrove 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% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Landgrove 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±$83k 87% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
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| Landgrove and Peru 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 |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
— | — | $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 |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 1.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.