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Weston vs Peru vs Weybridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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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 | Weston | Peru | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 685 |
434Lowest |
781Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Weston and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Weybridge and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $115,000±$20kLowest 42% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$118,083±$18k 45% above VT |
| Peru and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$400,000±$105kLowest 26% above VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$1,271±$820 about the VT average |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
| Weston and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.