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Halifax vs Newark vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
Newark has the most affordable homes ($230k median).
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 | Halifax | Newark | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 847Highest |
727 |
434Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
41.4±6 4% below VT |
45.3±8.6Highest 5% above VT |
| Peru and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±7.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Halifax and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9% VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Peru and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
$229,900±$23kLowest 27% below VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
| Newark and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,991 about the VT average |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 38% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
28 minLowest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Halifax School District | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| 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.