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Arcadia vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcadia has the most affordable homes ($148k median).
Peru has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Arcadia | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,601Highest |
6,710Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±3.1Highest 10% above NY |
40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Arcadia and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Peru and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Arcadia and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Peru and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,398±$5kLowest 26% below NY |
$101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,400±$12kLowest 65% below NY |
$203,200±$38kHighest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$86Lowest 38% below NY |
$1,067±$173Highest 34% below NY |
| Peru and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Lowest 40% below NY |
$4,357Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±11.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Peru and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest NY: 14% |
8.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 30% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Peru and Arcadia 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 | #301 of 484 in NY | #347 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PERU HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
11.7Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
NY 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.