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Peru vs Painted Post vs Windham
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 highest household income ($152k).
Painted Post has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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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 | Painted Post | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 434Lowest |
1,824Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.3±8.6 16% above U.S. |
45.7±5.2Highest 17% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Painted Post and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16.3%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Windham and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
21.3%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Windham and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±3.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Painted Post and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $151,875±$83kHighest 88% above U.S. |
$62,891±$14kLowest 22% below U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
| Peru and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$105kHighest 20% above U.S. |
$155,900±$13kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20k 6% above U.S. |
| Peru and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,271±$820Highest 10% below U.S. |
$839±$281Lowest 41% below U.S. |
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| Peru and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest 60% above U.S. |
$5,442 74% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29%±47.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.4%±18.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Painted Post and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% U.S.: 65.2% |
63.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 6% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 37% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.3%±16.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.8%±8.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Windham and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.