What stands out worked out from the figures below

Woodford has the most people working from home (26.6%).

Peru has the highest household income ($152k).

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	Woodford	Peru
People
Population	282Lowest	434Highest
Median age	61.8±4.9Highest 43% above VT	45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT
Kids under 18	9.6%±11.2Highest VT: 17.9%	8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Woodford and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	35.1%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4%	21.4%±5Lowest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32%Lowest VT: 43.8%	54.3%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.9%±5.5Highest VT: 7%	1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7%
	Woodford and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$81,250±$20kLowest about the VT average	$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT
	Peru and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$275,000±$67kLowest 13% below VT	$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT
	Peru and Woodford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,271±$820 about the VT average
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,075Lowest 39% below VT	$5,000Highest about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	29%±47.8 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	6.4%Highest VT: 10.1%	1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.9%Highest VT: 73.2%	79%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest about the VT average	28 minHighest 19% above VT
Work from home	26.6%±11.6Highest VT: 16.9%	13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Woodford and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87	—
High school in town	None in town	—
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Old photos in Our Story	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.