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Baltimore vs Peru vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Baltimore | Peru | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
434 |
497Highest |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Baltimore and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Peru and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16k 32% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
| Peru and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Peru and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Peru and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Peru and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
1.8% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
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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.