What stands out worked out from the figures below

Weweantic has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).

Peru has the most people working from home (10.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Weweantic	Peru
People
Population	1,452Highest	630Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+0.2%Highest MA: +7.4%	-3.9%Lowest MA: +7.4%
Median age	44.4±13.9Lowest 11% above MA	52.6±4.8Highest 32% above MA
	Peru and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	11.2%±7.9Lowest MA: 19.4%	16.3%±3.5Highest MA: 19.4%
	Peru and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.3%±6.9Lowest MA: 17.9%	29.7%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9%
	Peru and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.6%Highest MA: 47.3%	28%Lowest MA: 47.3%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	10.1%±8.5Highest MA: 7.9%	3.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9%
	Weweantic and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$62,481±$39kLowest 40% below MA	$90,750±$18kHighest 13% below MA
	Peru and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$420,800±$42kHighest 25% below MA	$267,400±$15kLowest 52% below MA
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,764Lowest 37% below MA	$3,805Highest 36% below MA
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 MA: 51.8%	0%±100 MA: 51.8%
Below poverty line	0%Lowest MA: 10%	3.2%Highest MA: 10%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	88.7%Lowest MA: 62.5%	98.2%Highest MA: 62.5%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 9 yrs newer than MA	1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 24% below MA	31 minHighest 7% above MA
Work from home	3.6%±3.8Lowest MA: 18.6%	10.3%±4.8Highest MA: 18.6%
	Peru and Weweantic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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MA 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.