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Glover vs Pawlet vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Pawlet has the most people working from home (20.4%).
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 | Glover | Pawlet | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051 |
1,480Highest |
434Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
47.9±7.5 11% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Glover and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20.3%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pawlet and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.5% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±2.9 VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Glover and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$62,273±$14kLowest 23% below VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34kLowest 16% below VT |
$266,200±$44k 16% below VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
| Peru and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,153±$215 7% below VT |
$1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
| Peru and Pawlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234Lowest 36% below VT |
$3,924 22% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
42.6%±21.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Pawlet and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.8% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
28 minLowest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
20.4%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Pawlet and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | Mettawee School District #84 | — |
| 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.