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Barnard 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
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k median).
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 | Barnard | Peru | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,211Highest |
434Lowest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
| Winhall and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnard and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.3% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,581±$19k 20% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$95,500±$23kLowest 18% above VT |
| Peru and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
$400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Barnard and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,038 20% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27%±19.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Winhall and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 21% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnard and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.