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Addison vs Landgrove vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most affordable homes ($362k median).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
Peru has the youngest population (median age 45.3).
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 | Addison | Landgrove | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
225Lowest |
434 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Landgrove and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kLowest 31% above VT |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$151,875±$83k 87% above VT |
| Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
— | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Addison and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
1.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Landgrove and Peru 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.