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Peru vs Wallingford vs Whitingham
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).
Wallingford has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% 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 | Wallingford | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
2,286Highest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
46.4±7.1Highest 8% above VT |
| Whitingham and Wallingford 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% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Wallingford 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% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Whitingham 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 |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Peru and Wallingford 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 |
$261,900±$44kLowest 17% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$891±$95 28% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Peru and Wallingford 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 |
$4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham 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% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Peru and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.