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Peru vs Plainfield vs Windham 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 renters (21% rent).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($318k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Plainfield | Windham | Landgrove |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434 |
1,314Highest |
594 |
225Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
| Landgrove and Plainfield 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% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham 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% |
21.1%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove 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% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Landgrove and Plainfield 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 |
$69,250±$31kLowest 15% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% 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±$105k 26% above VT |
$318,400±$34kLowest about the VT average |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
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| Peru and Plainfield 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 |
$4,806Lowest 5% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Windham 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.