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Jay vs Clarendon vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Jay | Clarendon | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 471 |
2,460Highest |
434Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Clarendon and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.1% VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Jay and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,096±$305Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
| Peru and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,740 26% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Mill River Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.