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Mount Tabor vs Parma vs Peru

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Parma has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Peru has the most people working from home (13.3%).

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.

MeasureMount TaborParmaPeru
People
Population
304Lowest
16,111Highest
434
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
57.8±10.6Highest
49% above U.S.
40.4±3.3Lowest
4% above U.S.
45.3±8.6
16% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10.2%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
25.6%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
8.5%±5.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
42.4%±18.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
18.3%±2.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.4%±5
U.S.: 17.2%
Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
54.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.3%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±3.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Parma and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$93,558±$8kLowest
16% above U.S.
$151,875±$83kHighest
88% above U.S.
Peru and Parma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$420,500±$76kHighest
26% above U.S.
$220,000±$15kLowest
34% below U.S.
$400,000±$105k
20% above U.S.
Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,143±$367Highest
52% above U.S.
$1,216±$111Lowest
14% below U.S.
$1,271±$820
10% below U.S.
Mount Tabor and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,233
68% above U.S.
$5,549Highest
78% above U.S.
$5,000Lowest
60% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
49.8%±15.2Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
29%±47.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Parma and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
1.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.3%
U.S.: 65.2%
79%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1976
4 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
46 minHighest
72% above U.S.
22 minLowest
16% below U.S.
28 min
6% above U.S.
Work from home
10.4%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.3%±16.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Peru and Mount Tabor 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 — #88 of 484 in NY —
School district — HILTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT —
High school in town — HILTON HIGH SCHOOL —
Students per teacherat that high school —
11.9
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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.