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Peru vs Warren vs Salisbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Peru has the most affordable homes ($203k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Salisbury has the most homeowners (88.7%).
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 | Warren | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,710Highest |
1,585 |
1,200Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.6Lowest 5% above U.S. |
53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
50.6±6.5 30% above U.S. |
| Warren and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Peru and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.1%±4.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.4%±2.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Salisbury and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±5.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Peru and Warren 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 26% above U.S. |
$86,905±$16kLowest 8% above U.S. |
$99,688±$21k 23% above U.S. |
| Peru and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $203,200±$38kLowest 39% below U.S. |
$569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$306,900±$51k 8% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$173Lowest 24% below U.S. |
$1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,443±$984 about the U.S. average |
| Warren and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,357Lowest 40% above U.S. |
$7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$4,842 55% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±25.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Peru and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 22% below U.S. |
19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
19 min 29% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 10.2%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #347 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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U.S. 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.