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Evans vs Peru vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Evans has the most homeowners (86.2%).
Peru has the highest household income ($102k).
Hanover has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.2%).
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 | Evans | Peru | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,183Highest |
6,710Lowest |
6,882 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2% NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.5±2.8 24% above NY |
40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
50.6±5.5Highest 27% above NY |
| Hanover and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Peru and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.7%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hanover and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9 NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Peru and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,467±$8k 16% below NY |
$101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
$71,563±$9kLowest 17% below NY |
| Peru and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$10k 58% below NY |
$203,200±$38kHighest 52% below NY |
$141,500±$16kLowest 67% below NY |
| Peru and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$104Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,067±$173Highest 34% below NY |
$993±$105 39% below NY |
| Peru and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,590Highest 30% below NY |
$4,357 34% below NY |
$2,881Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±10.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±22.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Peru and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% NY: 14% |
8.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.7% NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
27 min 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.8%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±5.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hanover and Peru 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 | #180 of 484 in NY | #347 of 484 in NY | #196 of 484 in NY |
| School district | EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
11.7Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.