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Peru vs Warner vs Winhall

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Warner has the most affordable homes ($353k median).
Winhall has the most expensive homes ($472k 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.

MeasurePeruWarnerWinhall
People
Population
434Lowest
2,959Highest
752
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+53.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.3±8.6
16% above U.S.
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
48.9±6.1Highest
26% above U.S.
Winhall 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
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17%±6.8
U.S.: 22%
Warner and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.4%±5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.6%±5.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Peru and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
67.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.8%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±4
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner and Winhall 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
88% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
$95,500±$23k
18% above U.S.
Peru and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$400,000±$105k
20% above U.S.
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
$471,800±$55kHighest
42% above U.S.
Winhall and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,271±$820Highest
10% below U.S.
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
$1,094±$732Lowest
23% below U.S.
Peru and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,000Lowest
60% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$6,567
111% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
29%±47.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
37.5%±38.9
U.S.: 51.1%
Warner and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1975Lowest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
6% above U.S.
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
13.3%±16.4Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8
U.S.: 15.1%
18.4%±9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Winhall and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kearsarge Regional School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.