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Peru vs Ferrisburgh vs Windham
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 highest household income ($152k).
Ferrisburgh has the most expensive homes ($423k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Ferrisburgh | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
2,661Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.6% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
45.5±4.9Highest 6% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Ferrisburgh 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% |
17.2%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Ferrisburgh 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% |
23.3%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Ferrisburgh and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
51.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
3%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ferrisburgh 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±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$106,989±$22k 32% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
| Peru and Ferrisburgh 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 |
$422,700±$35kHighest 34% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
| Ferrisburgh and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
$1,435±$173Highest 16% above VT |
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| Ferrisburgh 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 |
$6,120Highest 21% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57%±19.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Ferrisburgh and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
2.2% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Ferrisburgh 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 | — | #7 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.