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- The median age of a home in Peru is 13.1% older than the median age of a home in Kingsford.
 Peru, INKingsford, MIUnited States
 Median Home Age61  Unlock42
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$114,000$338,100
 Home Appr. Last 12 months10.5%  Unlock16.6%
 Home Appr. Last 5 yrs.  Unlock60.1%57.0%
 Home Appr. Last 10 yrs.72.1%  Unlock101.1%
 Property Tax Rate  Unlock$18.9$11.0
 Homes Owned57.3%  Unlock57.4%
 Housing Vacant  Unlock4.2%11.2%
 Homes Rented28.3%  Unlock31.4%
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 Avg Rent For Home Or Apartment
 Peru, INKingsford, MIUnited States
 Average Rent  Unlock$990$1,840
 Studio Apartment$590  Unlock$1,080
 1 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$690$1,180
 2 Bedroom Home or Apartment$840  Unlock$1,430
 3 Bedroom Home or Apartment  Unlock$1,000$1,860
 4 Bedroom Home or Apartment$1,380  Unlock$2,160
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 Vacant Housing
 Peru, INKingsford, MIUnited States
 Vacant For Rent  Unlock2.3%1.9%
 Vacant Rented0.0%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant For Sale  Unlock0.0%0.7%
 Vacant Sold3.6%  Unlock0.4%
 Vacant Vacation  Unlock1.4%3.6%
 Vacant Other6.5%  Unlock4.1%
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 Owner-Occupied Housing Value
 Peru, INKingsford, MIUnited States
 Less Than $20,000  Unlock3.1%2.6%
 $20,000 to $39,99912.1%  Unlock2.4%
 $40,000 to $59,999  Unlock10.6%2.8%
 $60,000 to $79,99925.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $80,000 to $99,999  Unlock19.1%4.5%
 $100,000 to $149,99913.2%  Unlock11.3%
 $150,000 to $199,999  Unlock15.0%13.0%
 $200,000 to $299,9991.5%  Unlock20.1%
 $300,000 to $399,999  Unlock2.3%13.6%
 $400,000 to $499,9990.0%  Unlock8.3%
 $500,000 to $749,999  Unlock1.1%9.7%
 $750,000 to $999,9990.0%  Unlock3.9%
 $1,000,000 to $1,499,999  Unlock0.0%2.2%
 $1,500,000 to $1,999,9990.0%  Unlock0.8%
 $2,000,000 and over  Unlock0.0%1.1%
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 Housing Units By Year Built
 Peru, INKingsford, MIUnited States
 2015 and Newer0.0%  Unlock0.2%
 2010 to 2014  Unlock4.2%13.6%
 2000 to 20092.3%  Unlock13.6%
 1990 to 1999  Unlock8.1%13.6%
 1980 to 19895.8%  Unlock13.2%
 1970 to 1979  Unlock15.9%14.8%
 1960 to 19695.8%  Unlock13.6%
 1950 to 1959  Unlock10.7%10.0%
 1940 to 19495.7%  Unlock4.7%
 1939 or Earlier  Unlock19.6%12.2%
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Reviews for Peru    8 Reviews
Mike · Peru, IN
Bad weather, worse people.
Over 4 years ago

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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Billy · Peru, IN
Small town Indiana personified
Over 5 years ago

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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berni · Peru, IN
life is what you make it
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 Kingsford    1 Reviews
imhs1975 · Kingsford, MI
Climate
Over 17 years ago

There are four seasons and the air is clean! We did have one tornado that I can remember, it was September  More

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