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Peru vs White River Junction 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).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
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 | White River Junction | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
3,364Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +10.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
| 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 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| White River Junction and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3 VT: 21.4% |
| 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% VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall 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 |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| 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 26% above VT |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% below 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 |
$1,222±$216 about the VT average |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Peru and White River Junction 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 |
$5,651 12% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| White River Junction 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% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1963Lowest 13 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.