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Peru vs Windham vs Plattsburgh
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (17.1%).
Plattsburgh has the most affordable homes ($180k 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 | Windham | Plattsburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,710 |
1,432Lowest |
11,830Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
56.5±5.1Highest 42% above NY |
45.2±1.9 14% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±2.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Peru and Plattsburgh 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% |
31.4%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Windham and Plattsburgh 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% |
43.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±5.4 NY: 7% |
6.6%±5Highest NY: 7% |
3%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Windham and Peru 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 |
$76,477±$17k 11% below NY |
$71,546±$5kLowest 17% below NY |
| Peru and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $203,200±$38k 52% below NY |
$315,600±$74kHighest 26% below NY |
$179,900±$11kLowest 58% below NY |
| Windham and Peru 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 |
$850±$295Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,053±$86 35% below NY |
| Peru and Plattsburgh 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 |
$3,363Lowest 49% below NY |
$3,573 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.8%±25.3 NY: 52.1% |
68.9%±35.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±12.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Windham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 37% below NY |
27 minHighest 18% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
17.1%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | #153 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BEEKMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.