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Population
119
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
964 ft
USGS GNIS community points and 3DEP elevation · GNIS 2026-07-06; USGS 3DEP sampled 2026-07-23
Median Home Value
$102,500
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$850/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$68,333
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
Overall rating out of 100

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About East Peru

Tucked into the rolling hills of Madison County, East Peru is a quiet, tight-knit town of around a hundred residents. It is most famous as the birthplace of the Red Delicious apple, discovered right here by local farmer Jesse Hiatt in the late 1800s. Life here moves at an easy pace, with neighbors gathering at the community center or catching up over dinner at the Peru Bar & Grill. Surrounded by open farmland and Madison County’s iconic covered bridge country, East Peru offers peaceful rural living just a short drive from Winterset and the Des Moines metro.

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Lower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA96.2ratingRural FitA96.0ratingPublic-School Academic GrowthA95.8rating

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