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Duxbury vs Peru vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Duxbury has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% 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 | Duxbury | Peru | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,548 |
434Lowest |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
45.3±8.6Highest 5% above VT |
38.1±11.4 12% below VT |
| Peru and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6 VT: 21.4% |
| Peru and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above VT |
| Peru and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $364,600±$27kLowest 15% above VT |
$400,000±$105k 26% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Underhill and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
$1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
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| Duxbury and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,564 30% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.2%±21 VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Peru and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.7% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 19% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill and Duxbury 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 | — | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
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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.