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Greene vs Peru vs Dickinson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greene has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
Peru has the highest household income ($102k).
Dickinson has the most people working from home (14.4%).
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 | Greene | Peru | Dickinson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,161 |
6,710Highest |
5,001Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
40.7±3.6 about the NY average |
42.7±3.3Highest 7% above NY |
| Dickinson and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greene and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Dickinson and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
6.2%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Peru and Dickinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,481±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
$101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
$77,864±$14k 9% below NY |
| Peru and Dickinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,800±$13k 58% below NY |
$203,200±$38kHighest 52% below NY |
$147,400±$17kLowest 65% below NY |
| Peru and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$61Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,067±$173Highest 34% below NY |
$941±$68 42% below NY |
| Peru and Dickinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,091 38% below NY |
$4,357Highest 34% below NY |
$3,523Lowest 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.2%±9.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.8%±13.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Peru and Dickinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
8.9% NY: 14% |
8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968 9 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
21 min 37% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Dickinson and Greene 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 | #319 of 484 in NY | #347 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.9Highest |
11.7Lowest |
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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.