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Addison vs Peru vs Winhall
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 homeowners (89.2%).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Addison | Peru | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
434Lowest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Addison and Winhall 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% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Winhall 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% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Winhall 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 |
$95,500±$23kLowest 18% above 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±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Peru 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±$820 about the VT average |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| 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 |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Addison and Winhall 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% |
5.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall 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.