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Peru vs West Windsor vs Winhall
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).
West Windsor has the most homeowners (97.9%).
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.
| Measure | Peru | West Windsor | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
1,171Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +22.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| West Windsor and Winhall 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% |
19.8%±10Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| West Windsor and Winhall 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% |
25.5%±6.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| West Windsor 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| West Windsor 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 87% above VT |
$108,750±$18k 34% above VT |
$95,500±$23kLowest 18% above VT |
| Peru and West Windsor 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 |
$393,500±$41kLowest 24% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| 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 about the VT average |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Peru and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$5,860 16% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Winhall 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% |
3.7% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 | — |
| 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.