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Warren vs Peru vs Roxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
Peru has the highest household income ($102k).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Warren | Peru | Roxbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,585 |
6,710Highest |
942Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 53.1±4.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
40.7±3.6 5% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 9.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.1%±4.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.4%±3.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warren and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±4 U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±5.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest 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 | $86,905±$16k 8% above U.S. |
$101,771±$22kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Peru and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $569,300±$123kHighest 71% above U.S. |
$203,200±$38kLowest 39% below U.S. |
$242,600±$55k 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,750±$394Highest 24% above U.S. |
$1,067±$173 24% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,284Highest 134% above U.S. |
$4,357 40% above U.S. |
$4,284Lowest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.3%±26.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
54.8%±25.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest 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 | 15.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
21 min 22% below U.S. |
26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 36.2%±5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.2%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #347 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | PERU CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | PERU HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| 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.