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Peru vs Windham vs Moretown
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 affordable homes ($354k median).
Moretown has the shortest commute (25 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 | Moretown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
594 |
1,532Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +5.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6 5% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
| Moretown 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%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Moretown 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% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham 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% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Moretown 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±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$104,423±$7k 29% above VT |
| Peru and Moretown 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±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$380,800±$36k 20% above VT |
| Peru and Moretown 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 |
— | $838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
| Peru and Moretown 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 |
$5,506 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| 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.