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Peru vs Washington vs Landgrove
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 most renters (21% rent).
Washington has the most affordable homes ($218k median).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k 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 | Washington | Landgrove |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434 |
1,056Highest |
225Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
52.9±5.1 23% above VT |
56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
| Landgrove and Washington 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% |
16.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Landgrove and Washington 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% |
24.3%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Washington 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% |
31%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,875±$83k 87% above VT |
$66,103±$8kLowest 19% below VT |
$195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
| Landgrove and Peru 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 |
$217,700±$37kLowest 31% below VT |
$759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$996±$285Lowest 19% below VT |
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| Peru and Washington 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 |
$3,485Lowest 31% below VT |
$10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
34.5%±63.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Washington 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% |
3.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±7.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Landgrove and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.