Compare towns
Peru vs Jay vs Landgrove vs Ripton
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).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
Ripton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1973).
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 | Jay | Landgrove | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
471 |
225Lowest |
508Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
| Landgrove and Jay 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% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Landgrove and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Ripton 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% |
45.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $151,875±$83k 87% above VT |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% 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 |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820 about the VT average |
— | — | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Jay 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% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.4% VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.