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Peru vs Salisbury vs Hancock
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).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($188k 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 | Salisbury | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
1,200Highest |
435 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
| Salisbury and Peru 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% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hancock 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Hancock 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 |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
| Peru and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
| Peru and Salisbury 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 |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$939±$19Lowest 24% 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 | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Salisbury and Peru 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% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Peru and Hancock 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 |
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.