Peru
What’s happening
Weather
Forecast →Upcoming events
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Local news
Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.
The Peru album
Outdoors in Peru
Parks & trails →Know a trail or park that’s missing? Anyone can add it to OpenStreetMap, and it shows up here on the next refresh.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1906
Toll Bridge Between Dixfield and West, 1906
Postcard · Wikimedia Commons
About Peru
Town in Maine, USPeru is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Peru is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England City and Town Area. The population was 1,488 at the 2020 census.
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Town numbers
Housing in Peru
The typical Peru home is worth about $239,000, down 1.6% in a year, 43% below the Maine typical home.
Work & commute in Peru
Full picture →Most working residents leave Peru for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Lewiston (12%), Auburn (9%) and Rumford (7%). Half commute less than 29 miles.
Health in Peru
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 36% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with Maine
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 28 are too close to call.
What stands out
Care nearby
Natural hazards in Peru
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 49% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Peru
Full climate →Peru has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 79°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 88 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Peru
All Peru schools →School Grade C-
The public schools Peru’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 76% of Maine’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within ME. Ratings are from neighbors.
Libraries near Peru
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Explore map →Imported town boundary