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Peru vs Ware vs Savoy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the highest household income ($91k).
Ware has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.6%).
Savoy has the most expensive homes ($285k median).
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 | Peru | Ware | Savoy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 630Lowest |
6,369Highest |
795 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9% MA: +7.4% |
+1.6%Highest MA: +7.4% |
-6.8%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.6±4.8Highest 32% above MA |
39.8±6Lowest about the MA average |
49.8±6.9 25% above MA |
| Peru and Savoy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.3%±3.5 MA: 19.4% |
23.3%±4.4Highest MA: 19.4% |
14.1%±8Lowest MA: 19.4% |
| Ware and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.4%±3.9Lowest MA: 17.9% |
28.3%±3.7 MA: 17.9% |
| Peru and Savoy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28%Highest MA: 47.3% |
15.4%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
25.9% MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest MA: 7.9% |
3.7%±1.9 MA: 7.9% |
4.8%±2.2Highest MA: 7.9% |
| Savoy and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,750±$18kHighest 13% below MA |
$45,158±$11kLowest 57% below MA |
$61,328±$27k 41% below MA |
| Peru and Savoy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,400±$15k 52% below MA |
$253,400±$31kLowest 55% below MA |
$285,200±$27kHighest 49% below MA |
| Savoy and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,039±$104 41% below MA |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,805Highest 36% below MA |
$3,408 43% below MA |
$2,966Lowest 51% below MA |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest MA: 51.8% |
64.5%±17.3 MA: 51.8% |
100%±100Highest MA: 51.8% |
| Savoy and Ware are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest MA: 10% |
14.1%Highest MA: 10% |
12.7% MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.2%Highest MA: 62.5% |
57.4%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
96.2% MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 19 yrs newer than MA |
1938Lowest 26 yrs older than MA |
1982 18 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 7% above MA |
27 minLowest 9% below MA |
33 minHighest 14% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±4.8 MA: 18.6% |
16.6%±5Highest MA: 18.6% |
3%±1.8Lowest MA: 18.6% |
| Ware 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 | — | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | — | Savoy |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA 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.