Compare towns
Peru vs Ludlow vs Windham vs Winhall
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).
Ludlow has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k 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 | Ludlow | Windham | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434Lowest |
1,990Highest |
594 |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
52.2±6.2Highest 21% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Ludlow and Winhall 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% |
14.1%±6 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Winhall 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% |
31.1%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ludlow 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% VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
5.8%±6.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Ludlow and Winhall 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 |
$54,885±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Peru and Winhall 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 |
$370,200±$46k 17% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$1,112±$151 10% below VT |
— | $1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Peru and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,890Lowest about the VT average |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±25.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Ludlow 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% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% VT: 73.2% |
71.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.3%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Ludlow and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.