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Peru vs Dickinson vs Corning
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 most expensive homes ($203k median).
Dickinson has the most people working from home (14.4%).
Corning has the most kids (24.8% 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 | Peru | Dickinson | Corning |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,710Highest |
5,001Lowest |
5,829 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
42.7±3.3Highest 7% above NY |
41.6±3.6 5% above NY |
| Dickinson and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Corning and Peru 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% |
21.1%±4 NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Corning and Dickinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2% NY: 40.2% |
32%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
6.2%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Peru and Dickinson 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 |
$77,864±$14kLowest 9% below NY |
$88,482±$10k about the NY average |
| Peru and Corning 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 |
$147,400±$17kLowest 65% below NY |
$167,600±$14k 60% below NY |
| Peru and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$173 34% below NY |
$941±$68Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,289±$219Highest 20% below NY |
| Corning and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,357Highest 34% below NY |
$3,523Lowest 46% below NY |
$3,895 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.8%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
39.1%±15 NY: 52.1% |
| Peru and Corning are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest NY: 14% |
8.5% NY: 14% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NY: 54.3% |
75.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 37% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
20 min 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±5.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Dickinson 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 | — | #393 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
— | 4.0Lowest |
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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.