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Peru vs Union 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 highest household income ($102k).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | Union | Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,710Lowest |
55,078Highest |
6,823 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
41.4±1.2Highest 4% above NY |
40.9±4.2 about the NY average |
| Union and Williamson 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%±1.3Lowest 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% |
21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Union and Williamson 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% |
33%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±5.4Highest NY: 7% |
6.1%±0.9 NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Peru and Union 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 |
$61,713±$2kLowest 28% 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 |
$149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$192,700±$18k 55% below NY |
| Peru and Williamson 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 |
$936±$37 42% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% below NY |
| Peru and Union 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 |
$4,200Lowest 36% below NY |
$5,172Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±25.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Peru and Union 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% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NY: 54.3% |
58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 37% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
9%±1.5Lowest 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 | #199 of 484 in NY | #221 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7Highest |
11.4 |
8.3Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.