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Calais vs Monkton vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most kids (22.5% under 18).
Monkton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Calais | Monkton | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
1,999Highest |
434Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
47.1±5.4Highest 9% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
| Monkton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kLowest 24% above VT |
$119,688±$28k 47% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$379,900±$18kLowest 20% above VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
| Peru and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,301±$120 5% above VT |
$1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
| Calais and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$5,887 17% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.2% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
28 minLowest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Monkton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.