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Mendon vs Peru vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Mendon | Peru | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
434Lowest |
497 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
| Peru and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
$313,600±$39kLowest about the VT average |
| Peru and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Peru and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
2.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
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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.