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Peru vs Barnard vs Landgrove
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the most renters (21% rent).
Barnard has the most kids (26.9% under 18).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k 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 | Barnard | Landgrove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434 |
1,211Highest |
225Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
42.4±6Lowest about the VT average |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% 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 | 8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Landgrove and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,875±$83k 87% above VT |
$97,581±$19kLowest 20% above VT |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% 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 | $400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
$402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
$1,372±$80Highest 11% above VT |
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| Barnard and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,038 20% above VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Peru and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8% VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
29 minHighest 21% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnard and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.