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Manheim vs Peru vs New Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Manheim has the most affordable homes ($119k median).
Peru has the highest household income ($102k).
New Berlin has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
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 | Manheim | Peru | New Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,058 |
6,710Highest |
2,639Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.3±3.8 9% above NY |
40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
43.7±10.7Highest 10% above NY |
| New Berlin and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.7%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| New Berlin and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±4 NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| New Berlin and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.9 NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Peru and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,527±$21k 19% below NY |
$101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
$62,159±$11kLowest 28% below NY |
| Peru and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $118,500±$24kLowest 72% below NY |
$203,200±$38kHighest 52% below NY |
$144,500±$21k 66% below NY |
| Peru and New Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $828±$87 49% below NY |
$1,067±$173Highest 34% below NY |
$715±$149Lowest 56% below NY |
| Peru and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,627Lowest 60% below NY |
$4,357Highest 34% below NY |
$3,315 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.9%±16.2 NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±13.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Peru and Manheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.9% NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1953 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 22% below NY |
21 min 37% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±5.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±5.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Peru and New Berlin 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 | #238 of 484 in NY | #347 of 484 in NY | #473 of 484 in NY |
| School district | DOLGEVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JAMES A GREEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5 |
11.7Highest |
10.1Lowest |
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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.