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Peru vs Rupert vs Weston vs Windham
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).
Rupert has the most homeowners (93.7%).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Windham has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
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 | Rupert | Weston | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434Lowest |
676 |
685Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
57.8±9.7 34% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Weston and Rupert 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% |
13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Weston and Rupert 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% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Rupert and Peru 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 |
$88,229±$36kLowest 9% above VT |
$115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Peru and Weston 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 |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
| Weston and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
— | $1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
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| Weston 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 |
$4,594Lowest 9% below VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Weston 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% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
91.4% VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Windham 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.