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Peru vs Bloomfield vs Windham 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).
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Bloomfield | Windham | Landgrove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
234 |
594Highest |
225Lowest |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 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% |
27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Windham 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% |
25.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3% VT: 43.8% |
32.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
0.9%±4.5 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest 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 | $151,875±$83k 87% above VT |
$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% 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±$105k 26% above VT |
$190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820 about the VT average |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
— | 41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Peru 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% |
2.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Landgrove 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.