What stands out worked out from the figures below

Landgrove has the most kids (17.3% under 18).

Peru has the most affordable homes ($400k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Landgrove	Peru
People
Population	225Lowest	434Highest
Median age	56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT	45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT
	Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9%	8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4%	21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	91.2%Highest VT: 43.8%	54.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7%	1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7%
	Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT	$151,875±$83kLowest 87% above VT
	Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT	$400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,271±$820 about the VT average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT	$5,000Lowest about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4%
	Peru and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1%	1.8%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.4%Highest VT: 73.2%	79%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest about the VT average	28 minHighest 19% above VT
Work from home	17.6%±7.7Highest VT: 16.9%	13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Landgrove and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.