Peru, IL
9,775Residents
$74,808Median household income
$921/moMedian gross rent
$154,300Median home value
45.7Median age
23%Adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher
75%Homes lived in by their owners
2.1×Home value to household income
Median rent takes about 15% of the median household income in Peru.
What pay do you need to rent here?
To keep rent at or below 30% of gross pay, you would need about $37,000 a year. In Illinois that leaves roughly $2,507 a month after tax. See the full paycheck breakdown for $35,000.
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Source: Census ACS 2024 ACS 5-year, places. Small places carry larger margins of error.