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Peru, IN vs Fostoria, OH

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Is it cheaper to live in Fostoria or is it cheaper to live in Peru?
- Fostoria is 0.3% less expensive than Peru.

Which city has more affordable housing, Fostoria or Peru?
- Fostoria housing costs are 18.0% less expensive than Peru housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Peru or is Health Care more affordable in Fostoria.
- Health related expenses are 15.5% less in Fostoria.
 Peru, INFostoria, OHUnited States
 Overall  Unlock71.2100
 Food & Groceries90.7  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock80.5100
 Housing28.4  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$89,400$338,100
 Utilities98  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock64.8100
 Miscellaneous75.0  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews

Snowy cold weather like the north with inbred hillbillies like the south. This town is truly the worst of both worlds. Dumb, uneducated white trash is the norm, not the  More

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It's a small northern Indiana town. That's pretty much all you can say. I can't speak for the city schools, but my experience at Maconaquah was good, especially after  More

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Over 7 years ago

PERU IS A GREAT PLACE...NOT SO GREAT THO IF YOU ARE YOUNG AND LOOKING FOR A HIGH PAYING JOB...WE ARE ALMOST RETIRED...ITS A LAYED BACK TOWN...WITH ONE DYING EXPENSIVE  More

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Reviews for Fostoria    1 Reviews

Over 16 years ago

Fostoria has been given a bad rap over the years. Yes it is a blue collar town, but what's wrong with that? It is not the crime-ridden ghetto that people have tried to  More

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