Compare towns
Peru vs Windham vs Mount Tabor vs Andover
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 kids (17.5% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
594 |
304Lowest |
616Highest |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Andover 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% |
10.2%±6.1 VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Andover 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Windham 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% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
43.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Andover 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 |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
— | $102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
| Peru and Andover 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 |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$382,900±$68k 21% 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 |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,389±$364 13% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$5,190 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Windham 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Windham 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.