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Peru vs Gorham
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 highest household income ($102k).
Gorham has the most expensive homes ($263k 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 | Gorham |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,710Highest |
4,093Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
48.7±8.8Highest 22% above NY |
| Gorham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Peru and Gorham 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% |
27.1%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.7%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Peru and Gorham 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 |
$64,874±$8kLowest 25% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $203,200±$38kLowest 52% below NY |
$263,300±$27kHighest 38% below NY |
| Gorham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$173Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,165±$208Highest 28% below NY |
| Gorham 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 |
$3,497Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±25.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
70.6%±21.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Gorham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 37% below NY |
21 minHighest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Gorham 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 | #246 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) |
| High school in town | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | MARCUS WHITMAN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
9.2Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | 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.