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Peru vs Windham vs Brattleboro
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Brattleboro has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Windham | Brattleboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
594 |
12,122Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±4.5Highest 6% above VT |
| Brattleboro 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% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
19%±2.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Brattleboro and Windham 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brattleboro and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Brattleboro 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 |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT |
| Peru and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$257,300±$18kLowest 19% below VT |
| Peru and Windham 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 |
— | $1,074±$58Lowest 13% below VT |
| Peru and Brattleboro 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 |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,700 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brattleboro and Windham 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
17.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
19 minLowest 19% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±4 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #33 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | — | Brattleboro Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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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.