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Pomfret vs Peru vs Greensboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Greensboro has the oldest population (median age 54.8).
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 | Pomfret | Peru | Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908Highest |
434Lowest |
633 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±12.1 24% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
| Greensboro and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.6%±5.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Pomfret and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Greensboro and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
56.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Greensboro and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,229±$8kLowest 4% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$91,750±$18k 13% above VT |
| Peru and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
$392,400±$59kLowest 24% above VT |
| Peru and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$98 5% below VT |
$1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$1,113±$58Lowest 10% below VT |
| Peru and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$5,786 15% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.5%±49.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Peru and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.8% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 19% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 |
| High school in town | None 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.