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Union vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Peru has the highest household income ($102k).
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 | Union | Peru |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 55,078Highest |
6,710Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.2Highest 4% above NY |
40.7±3.6Lowest about the NY average |
| Union and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Peru and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
6.3%±5.4Highest 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 | $61,713±$2kLowest 28% below NY |
$101,771±$22kHighest 18% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$203,200±$38kHighest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$37Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,067±$173Highest 34% 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 | $4,200Lowest 36% below NY |
$4,357Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest 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 | 16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
8.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
21 minHighest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Peru and Union 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 | #199 of 484 in NY | #347 of 484 in NY |
| School district | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | PERU HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
11.7Highest |
| 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.