Best PlacesPeth, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Peth, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Peth ranks 5,676th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Peth
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Peth's strengths and weaknesses
Where Peth ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 94% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 93% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 90% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than 88% of towns
Where Peth ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,513 a month, better than only 3% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 8% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
- QuietBetter than only 19% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 68 pleasant days a year, better than only 22% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Peth
A household needs to earn about $84,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Peth home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $86,095, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Peth's effective rate of 1.62%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Peth
Peth runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Peth.
Who works in Peth, and how
Work in Peth centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 8%
Life in Peth
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Peth.
What the weather is like in Peth, month by month
Peth sees roughly 68 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 82 degrees. January highs sit near 30, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 30° | 21° | 12° |
| April | 55° | 42° | 31° |
| July | 82° | 69° | 57° |
| October | 61° | 49° | 38° |
Flying in and out of Peth
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 29 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 138 miles away.
The best schools in and around Peth
Schools across Peth average a B+, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Bernice A. Ray SchoolA+ · 81% proficient
- Lyme Elementary SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Top middle schools
- Frances C. Richmond SchoolA+ · 72% proficient
Top high schools
- Hanover High SchoolA+ · 80% proficient
- Woodsville High SchoolD+ · 24% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Peth school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Peth measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Peth against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Peth
Is Peth a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Peth ranks 5,676th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and an educated workforce, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Peth expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $289,079. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $86,095 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is Peth safe?
Yes, Peth is safer than 100% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $120 per resident a year.
Compare Peth with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Peth. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Peth represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Peth detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Peth: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Peth: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Peth: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Peth: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Peth detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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