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Peru vs Stratton vs Dorset
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).
Stratton has the youngest population (median age 31.5).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Stratton | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
532 |
2,092Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
| Dorset 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% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Dorset 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% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dorset and Peru 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% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Dorset 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 |
$122,708±$33k 51% above VT |
$111,250±$40kLowest 37% above VT |
| Peru and Stratton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
$400,000±$50kLowest 26% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820 about the VT average |
$1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
| Dorset 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 |
$4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Peru 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% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| 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.