Cost of living in Peru, Indiana
Simple answer
Typical rent is $826 a month.
Peru is a city in Indiana. That rent number includes utilities. A typical household earns $46,159 a year.
- People
- 10,901
- Census average, 2020–2024
- Typical rent
- $826
- Median gross rent, includes utilities
- Typical pay
- $46,159
- Median household income, yearly
- Typical home
- $92,500
- Median home value
- 2-bedroom fair rent
- $1,014
- Miami County, IN
Peru, Indiana has about 10,901 people. That count is a 2020–2024 Census average, not a headcount from one day.
A typical home is worth about $92,500.
HUD's fair-market rent for a 2-bedroom in Miami County is $1,014 a month. That is the county number, not an apartment listing in Peru. It runs from October 2026 through September 2027.
Indiana's prices sit at 93.3 when the U.S. average is 100. This place is not in a metro area with its own index, so this is the state number from BEA for 2024.
Indiana taxes wages. A typical combined sales tax is 7.0% as of January 1, 2026. That mix is statewide, not Peru's exact store tax.
Some places in Indiana add a local wage tax. In 2023 the state average was about 0.35% of income. That is not a Peru bill.
In July 2026, a typical Indiana home paid 16.73¢ per kilowatt-hour. That is a state average from EIA, not Peru's bill.
EIA did not publish a 2025 all-grades gas price for Indiana in the table we use.
Among 320 places we list in Indiana with a rent figure, 223 have higher typical rent than Peru.
Nearby places
- Grissom AFB
Typical rent $878
Compare with Peru - Wabash
Typical rent $739
Compare with Peru - Galveston
Typical rent $633
Compare with Peru - Logansport
Typical rent $786
Compare with Peru - Greentown
Typical rent $850
Compare with Peru - Kokomo
Typical rent $939
Compare with Peru - Rochester
Typical rent $867
Compare with Peru - North Manchester
Typical rent $660
EBT nearby
USDA has a live map of stores that take SNAP. We did not copy that store list here. The downloadable file is a history file for 2005 through 2025, so the live map is the one to use.
Locator page updated 2026-09-11. Last checked 2026-10-16.
Food stamps (SNAP) tools in Indiana
Bigger places in Indiana
Census 2020-2024. HUD rents for October 2026–September 2027. BEA prices for 2024. Taxes as of January 1, 2026. Checked 2026-10-16. 15,000 places are in this guide.