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Peru vs Windsor vs Mexico
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the most people working from home (9.2%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
Mexico has the most affordable homes ($111k 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.
| Measure | Peru | Windsor | Mexico |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,501Lowest |
2,060 |
2,782Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48±7.6Highest 23% above U.S. |
44.6±12.3 15% above U.S. |
43.4±2.8Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Peru and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4 U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±8.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Windsor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.2%±8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windsor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
40%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
13%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.5%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mexico and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,827±$19kHighest 17% below U.S. |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$55,727±$9k 31% below U.S. |
| Peru and Mexico are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,300±$38k 58% below U.S. |
$170,300±$22kHighest 49% below U.S. |
$110,800±$10kLowest 67% below U.S. |
| Windsor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $723±$16Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$1,002±$107 29% below U.S. |
$1,027±$275Highest 27% below U.S. |
| Mexico and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,799Lowest 42% below U.S. |
$4,878Highest 56% above U.S. |
$1,961 37% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.7%±37.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.4%±20 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.8%±17.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mexico and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
19.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
51.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
77% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1958 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 10% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.2%±4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.6%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.6%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Peru and Windsor 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #130 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 56 | — | Rumford-Region 9 · RSU 10 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.