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Peru vs Black Brook vs Williamson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Black Brook has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Black Brook | Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,710 |
1,315Lowest |
6,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
-1.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
56.5±5.8Highest 42% above NY |
40.9±4.2 about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Peru and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2% NY: 40.2% |
26.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
4.9%±3.8 NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Peru and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
$67,852±$20kLowest 21% below NY |
$90,515±$14k 5% above NY |
| Peru and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $203,200±$38kHighest 52% below NY |
$202,200±$48k 52% below NY |
$192,700±$18kLowest 55% below NY |
| Peru and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$173Highest 34% below NY |
$783±$461 52% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% below NY |
| Peru and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,357 34% below NY |
$3,633Lowest 45% below NY |
$5,172Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.9%±32 NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Peru and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
32 minHighest 3% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
3.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Williamson 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 | — | #221 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | — | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
— | 8.3Lowest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.