Compare towns
Peru vs Mendon vs Salisbury 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).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($307k 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 | Mendon | Salisbury | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434Lowest |
1,113 |
1,200Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +8.5% VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Mendon and Salisbury 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% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Winhall and Salisbury 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% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury and Mendon 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% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$95,500±$23kLowest 18% above VT |
| Peru and Mendon 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 |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below 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±$820 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651 about the VT average |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Salisbury and Peru 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 |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Winhall 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% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school 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.