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Stockbridge vs Peru vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stockbridge has the most affordable homes ($284k median).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Pittsfield has the most kids (13.6% 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 | Stockbridge | Peru | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 791Highest |
434 |
391Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
| Stockbridge and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Pittsfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Pittsfield and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
| Peru and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $283,500±$26kLowest 10% below VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
$313,300±$73k about the VT average |
| Peru and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,140±$126 8% below VT |
$1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
| Peru and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,488Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79% VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | — | — |
| 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.