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Addison vs Peru vs Jay
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 kids (18.6% under 18).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
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 | Peru | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
434Lowest |
471 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
| Addison and Jay 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% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Peru 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% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
| Peru and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
| Peru and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
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| Addison and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Addison and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 18% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| 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.