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Living in Peru

There were 22 physicians per 100,000 residents in 2026. Owner occupation was 71.3%, and the vacancy rate was 15.7% in July 2026. The population of Peru, in the United States, was 10,901 in July 2026. Foreign-born residents accounted for 0.6% of the population in 2026.

Last checked 2026-10-0929 sources

Population10,962people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,411EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent726EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate9.07%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime163.4incidents per 100,000country median 1,586 — 90% belowOfficial source · Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City
PM2.5, annual mean6.8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Peru?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Peru.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$826 per month, while the median home value was US$92,500 in July 2026. 51.6% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Peru recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet21Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan22Official · national market
Median gross rent$826/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent51.64 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)15.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)865.1 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)2Official
Median monthly rent726 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes11 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Peru a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker55%strong on work, weak on air quality · range 46–64%
Skilled employee60%strong on work, weak on safety · range 51–69%
Student60%strong on education, weak on work · range 50–70%
Family76%strong on safety, weak on cost · range 67–85%
Retirement57%strong on safety, weak on admin · range 46–68%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

0.6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 70 of 10,962 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Median household income was US$46,159 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Peru is 9.1%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income46,159 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband68.49 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with a broadband subscription89.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households without internet9.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households with satellite internet4.86 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Median gross salary2,411 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)23Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,403 EUR/month31 Dec 2025data.bls.gov9Official
Unemployment rate9.07 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Peru?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,403 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,731of €2,678 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,678
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €865
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,731
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Peru Salary needed to live in Peru

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Peru. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Peru. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher88.66 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Schools8 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · school district
School enrolment, share of residents25.11 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio0 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents22 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations3,036 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Peru when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesPeru highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Peru highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
Peru163
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents163.4 incidents per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2025Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City12Official
Recorded violent crimes7 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time22.14 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers commuting by public transport0.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers walking to work1.43 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Nearest airportGUS3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official
Distance to nearest airport14 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports18Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Peru. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
Open official information
Open the full United States section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Peru.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Peru is 6.8 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean6.8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202429Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 1 · Feb 3.33 · Mar 9.39 · Apr 16.61 · May 22.83 · Jun 27.56 · Jul 29.33 · Aug 28.33 · Sep 25.33 · Oct 18.61 · Nov 10.56 · Dec 3.56 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.83 · Feb -6.5 · Mar -1.56 · Apr 4.22 · May 10.5 · Jun 15.83 · Jul 17.56 · Aug 16.5 · Sep 12.44 · Oct 6.17 · Nov 0.278 · Dec -4.72 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average temperature by monthJan -3.39 · Feb -1.56 · Mar 3.94 · Apr 10.39 · May 16.67 · Jun 21.67 · Jul 23.44 · Aug 22.44 · Sep 18.89 · Oct 12.39 · Nov 5.39 · Dec -0.611 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information16Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 64.77 · Feb 57.15 · Mar 74.17 · Apr 99.57 · May 111 · Jun 126.7 · Jul 107.7 · Aug 105.4 · Sep 84.33 · Oct 71.88 · Nov 82.8 · Dec 57.91 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading124.1 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean8.42 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites2 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation844.9 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature23.03 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature11.48 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature1.32 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Fishers ±0.3 °C. Elsewhere: Markham (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Mississauga (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Richmond Hill (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Vaughan (Canada) ±2.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±2.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 70 is not 0.3% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share0.257 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)7Official
Foreign residents70 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables24Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density837.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau8Official
Population10,962 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program20Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value92,500 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Owner-occupied homes71.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Labour force participation rate57.77 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Residents born abroad0.64 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents0.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Non-citizens, share of residents0.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Flu vaccination coverage62.48 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage5Official
Mammography screening coverage69.5 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate6Official
Residents without health insurance5.37 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher16.39 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available89.41 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent3Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database1 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Transit passenger trips, 202227,825 trips4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Transit vehicles in peak service, 202211 vehicles4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers aged 16 and over4,405 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Workers mainly working from home4.93 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official
Households using cellular data plans81.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population4Official

Alternatives for people set on Peru

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Wabash as a Peru alternative in the same region

21 km away, better on 3 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 1.

  • Foreign residents: 0.6% Wabash vs 0.3% Peru+148%
  • Unemployment: 4.4% Wabash vs 9.1% Peru−51%
  • Nearest airport: 33.0 km Wabash vs 14.0 km Peru+136%
  • Median gross pay, city: €2,860 Wabash vs €2,411 Peru+19%
  • Residents: 10,190 Wabash vs 10,962 Peru−7%
  • Median gross pay, region: €3,403 Wabash vs €3,403 Perusame level
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.8 µg/m³ Wabash vs 6.8 µg/m³ Perusame level
Full comparisonMore about Wabash

Plainfield as a Peru alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 203 km, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, region and recorded crime, per 100k cannot be compared like for like.

  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 0.3% Peru+2279%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,411 Peru+100%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 10,962 Peru+357%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 9.1% Peru−59%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,403 Peruno percentage
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 (2024) Plainfield vs 163 (2025) Peruno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 14.0 km Peru−36%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Peru

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Peru, nearest in population first.

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Robinwood10,973 residentsWinterville10,973 residentsBurlington10,951 residentsTarboro10,979 residentsManhattan10,943 residentsChestnut Ridge10,987 residents

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Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Peru?

The median gross salary is 3,403 EUR/month. Source: data.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Peru?

The unemployment rate is 9.07 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Peru?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.8 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Peru?

Police recorded 163.4 incidents per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Crime in the United States 2025, Table 8: Offenses Known to Law Enforcement by State by City.

How many people live in Peru?

The published population is 10,962 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Peru?

70 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Peru a good place to live?

Peru may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Which cities are near Peru?

Grissom Air Force Base, Wabash, Logansport are near Peru. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Peru (Indiana), United States: population, rent, salary},
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