What stands out worked out from the figures below

Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).

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.

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

Measure	Maidstone	Peru
People
Population	241Lowest	434Highest
Median age	61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT	45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT
	Maidstone and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	12.4%±11.8Highest VT: 17.9%	8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Maidstone and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	39.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4%	21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8%	54.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.3%±3.4Highest VT: 7%	1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7%
	Maidstone and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$85,833±$32kLowest 6% above VT	$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT
	Peru and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT	$400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT
	Maidstone and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,271±$820 about the VT average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,914Lowest 22% below VT	$5,000Highest about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4%
	Peru and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	2.1%Highest VT: 10.1%	1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	97.5%Highest VT: 73.2%	79%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	29 minHighest 25% above VT	28 minLowest 19% above VT
Work from home	24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9%	13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Maidstone 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.