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Peru vs Windsor vs Windham vs Westminster
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).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Windham has the most homeowners (82.9%).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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 | Windsor | Windham | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 434Lowest |
3,554Highest |
594 |
497 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.3±8.6Highest 5% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Peru and Windsor 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% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
| 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| 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 |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
— | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Peru and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$5,209 3% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Windsor 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% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 19% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Windham 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
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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.