Peacham vs West Burke

A side-by-side comparison of Peacham and West Burke: population, income, housing, and more.

Peacham and West Burke are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Peacham has the higher population (277 vs 165 in West Burke). Peacham has the higher median home value ($239,000 vs $220,000 in West Burke). Since 2019, Peacham's population has grown faster (+33.2% vs -46.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Peacham	West Burke
Population	277	165
Median age	37.4 yrs	45.8 yrs
Median household income	—	$24,444
Median home value	$239,000	$220,000
Median gross rent	—	$933
Housing units	128	143
Homeownership rate	78.3%	55.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%	16.9%
Unemployment rate	8.9%	16.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Peacham	West Burke
Population	208 → 277 (+33.2%)	311 → 165 (-46.9%)
Median household income	—	$39,167 → $24,444 (-37.6%)
Median home value	$192,100 → $239,000 (+24.4%)	$134,200 → $220,000 (+63.9%)
Median gross rent	$768 → $831 (+8.2%)	$330 → $933 (+182.7%)

Peacham

Population

208277

Median home value

$192,100$239,000

Median gross rent

$768$831

West Burke

Population

311165

Median household income

$39,167$24,444

Median home value

$134,200$220,000

Median gross rent

$330$933

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Peacham	West Burke
Under 5	2.9%	10.3%
5 to 17	26.0%	1.8%
18 to 24	9.4%	12.7%
25 to 34	3.2%	13.3%
35 to 44	15.5%	7.3%
45 to 54	3.2%	15.2%
55 to 64	8.3%	12.1%
65 to 74	9.0%	20.6%
75 and over	22.4%	6.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Peacham	West Burke
White (non-Hispanic)	80.9%	91.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.4%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	11.9%	2.4%
Hispanic or Latino	1.8%	6.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Peacham	West Burke
No high school diploma	2.9%	16.1%
High school graduate	22.8%	28.2%
Some college or associate's	24.6%	38.7%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	13.7%
Graduate or professional degree	16.4%	3.2%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Peacham	West Burke
Drove alone	100.0%	79.0%
Carpooled	0.0%	1.6%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	0.0%	19.4%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Peacham	West Burke
1-unit, detached	81.3%	61.5%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	14.7%
5 to 19 units	18.8%	20.3%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	3.5%

Poverty & households

	Peacham	West Burke
Poverty rate	15.6%	23.0%
Average household size	2.31	1.92
Mean commute (minutes)	49	28
Median year structure built	1973	1938