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Painted Post vs Peru vs Erwin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Painted Post has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Peru has the most homeowners (82.7%).
Erwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
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 | Painted Post | Peru | Erwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,824Lowest |
6,710 |
7,965Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.2Highest 15% above NY |
40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
43.8±2 10% above NY |
| Painted Post and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Peru and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Painted Post and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.5% NY: 40.2% |
33.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Peru and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,891±$14kLowest 27% below NY |
$101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
$88,333±$16k about the NY average |
| Peru and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,900±$13kLowest 63% below NY |
$203,200±$38k 52% below NY |
$223,700±$26kHighest 47% below NY |
| Erwin and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $839±$281Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,067±$173 34% below NY |
$1,271±$136Highest 22% below NY |
| Erwin and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,442 17% below NY |
$4,357Lowest 34% below NY |
$5,829Highest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±18.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.8%±14 NY: 52.1% |
| Painted Post and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 49% below NY |
21 minHighest 37% below NY |
15 minLowest 54% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Painted Post 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 | — | #347 of 484 in NY | #431 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.7 |
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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.