What stands out worked out from the figures below

Castle Hill has the most kids (14.2% under 18).

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	Castle Hill	Peru
People
Population	281Lowest	434Highest
Median age	57.8±15.8Highest 49% above U.S.	45.3±8.6Lowest 16% above U.S.
	Castle Hill and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	14.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22%	8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Castle Hill and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	44.8%±6.5Highest U.S.: 17.2%	21.4%±5Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	54.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±5.3Highest U.S.: 6.4%	1.8%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Castle Hill and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$54,250±$14kLowest 33% below U.S.	$151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$145,300±$18kLowest 56% below U.S.	$400,000±$105kHighest 20% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$950±$574Lowest 33% below U.S.	$1,271±$820Highest 10% below U.S.
	Peru and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,449Lowest 54% below U.S.	$5,000Highest 60% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	75%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1%	29%±47.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1%
	Castle Hill and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	4.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	79%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S.	1981Lowest 1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minLowest 29% below U.S.	28 minHighest 6% above U.S.
Work from home	10.3%±9.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	13.3%±16.4Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Peru and Castle Hill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.