Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Perth is a solid, middle-of-the-road choice. It grades C overall, ranked 534th of 745 in New York, with no subject far below average. Its best mark is incomes: the median household earns $92K. Its lowest everyday mark is in cost of living: homes are expensive, about $349K for a typical one and 5.2 times the Gloversville area’s $67K median household income. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 91% of U.S. towns. On the outdoors, just 15 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Perth's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 90% of U.S. towns.
Where Perth beats most towns.
Where Perth’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Perth is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 737 in 1840, a low of 596 in 1920, 3,646 in 2010. The archive holds 18 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 4 maps from 1899 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Perth, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Perth.
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 83% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its public schools are run by the Broadalbin-Perth Central School District. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Broadalbin-Perth Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 879 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NY on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Perth for work: only 5% work in town. Perth’s average trip to work is 28 minutes, above both New York’s towns (25 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 12% of Perth residents live below the poverty line.
| Perth | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.2% | 10% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Perth has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Perth’s July high is 81°F, near the New York town median (81°F) and below the median of U.S. towns (85°F).
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Against the 9,733 U.S. towns with household incomes like Perth’s, it is less healthy than 65%: its national edge comes with its incomes.
Perth beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10. 41% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Perth.
| Perth | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 37% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 33% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 14% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Perth | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.9% | 6% |
| More adults with obesity | 37.4% | 28.8% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.7% | 7.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median rent in Perth is $888 a month.
| Perth | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $888 a month | $1,103 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Perth. Close and well known come first.
38 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
35 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
22 mi MuseumNational Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame
27 mi State parkGrant Cottage State Historic Site24 mi CaveHowe Caverns
20 mi TheatreSaratoga Performing Arts CenterFort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame: Peter Flass, CC BY 3.0 · Grant Cottage State Historic Site: Coingeek at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Saratoga Performing Arts Center: UpstateNYer., CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Perth
About 2 of every 100 Perth residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Town in New York, United States
Perth () is a town in Fulton County, New York, United States. The population was 3,646 at the 2010 census. It is in the southeastern corner of the county, north of Amsterdam. The town is named after Perth, Scotland.
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4 towns share a border with Perth.
It grades higher overall than all 4 graded towns on its borders; Johnstown (C) comes closest.
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perth | #534 | C | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Amsterdam | #664 | D | B− | — | D | B− |
| Johnstown | #585 | C | B− | — | C− | C+ |
| Broadalbin | #606 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | B |
| Mayfield | #605 | C− | C+ | — | B | C |
Perth, Amsterdam, Johnstown, Broadalbin and Mayfield report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Perth with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Perth grades C overall, better than 32% of U.S. towns and #534 of 745 in New York. It grades B− for health and C+ for schools. Walkability is its weak spot, with a D.
The typical home is worth about $349,000, 33% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
2 notable people were born here, including John Knox Stewart and Robert P. Aitken.
