Rankings · How Peru ranks in NY
Peru ranks #115 in New York for health insurance
Peru is ranked on 37 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 0 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
37
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
0
Best: #115 fewest uninsured
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 24 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Outdoors
Top 18% on average
★ What stands out · What kind of place
Drier than 96% of New York
Not better or worse, just Peru’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
Drier than 96% of NY towns
DrierWetter
35 in of rain + melted snow a year
Colder winters than 94% of NY towns
Colder wintersMilder winters
9.0° January low
Fewer seniors than 84% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
15.4% of residents are 65+
Shorter growing season than 78% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
152 days between frosts
More vacation homes than 74% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
3.7% of homes are seasonal
Cooler summers than 70% of NY towns
Cooler summersHotter summers
80.3° July high
More kids than 68% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
21.8% of residents are under 18
Less snow than 68% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
50 in of snow a year
Younger than 67% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
40.7 median age
Next door
Peru out-ranks every neighbor it can be compared with
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.
Au SableSouth HeroSchuyler FallsPlattsburghBlack BrookSaranacPeru
Peru leadsNeighbor leadsEvenNot ranked
Where it shines
The lists Peru does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Peru marked.
At a glance
Peru lands in the top half on 16 of 24 lists
Each dot is Peru’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Peru does best come first.
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