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Windsor vs Peru vs Windsor vs Royalton
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 most expensive homes ($400k median).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Royalton has the most people working from home (17.8%).
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 | Windsor | Peru | Windsor | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
434Lowest |
2,060 |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
45.3±8.6Highest 5% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
43.9±10.1Lowest 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 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11k 35% below VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$103,938±$24k 28% above VT |
| Peru and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$263,200±$73k 17% below VT |
| Peru and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,040±$391 16% below VT |
| Peru and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$4,675Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Royalton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8% VT: 73.2% |
79%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
63.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1965 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Royalton and Peru 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 | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | — | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 8.7 |
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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.