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Peru vs Weybridge 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).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Winhall has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Weybridge | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
781Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Weybridge 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%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge 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% |
25.2%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Weybridge 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% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall and Weybridge 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 |
$118,083±$18k 45% above VT |
$95,500±$23kLowest 18% above VT |
| Peru and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Weybridge 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 |
$1,227±$508 about the VT average |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Peru and Weybridge 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 |
$6,117 21% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge 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 VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| 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.