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Peru vs Jericho 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 affordable homes ($400k median).
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
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 | Jericho | Landgrove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434 |
5,114Highest |
225Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
49.7±5.1 15% above VT |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
| Landgrove and Jericho 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% |
19.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Jericho and Landgrove 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% |
20.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Peru 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% |
65.3% VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Landgrove and Jericho 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 |
$116,923±$16kLowest 44% 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 |
$493,100±$38k 56% above VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
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| Jericho 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 |
$7,318 45% above VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.9% VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Landgrove 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 | — | #6 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0 |
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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.