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Peru vs Weston vs Reading
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).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Reading has the most kids (18.5% 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 | Weston | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
685 |
699Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
| Weston and Reading 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% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Reading and Weston 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Reading 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 |
$115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
$85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
| Peru and Weston 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 |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$377,200±$72kLowest 19% above VT |
| Weston and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820 about the VT average |
$1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
| Weston and Peru 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 |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,754 14% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Weston 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% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| 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.