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Alabama vs Varick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alabama has the most affordable homes ($146k median).
Varick has the most people working from home (12.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Alabama | Varick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,831Highest |
1,724Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-10.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.8±4.2Highest 13% below NY |
33.1±3.6Lowest 17% below NY |
| Alabama and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±8.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
30.3%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Varick and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 9.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.2%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±4.9Highest NY: 7% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,833±$11kHighest 5% below NY |
$80,250±$8kLowest 7% below NY |
| Alabama and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,600±$14kLowest 66% below NY |
$267,200±$41kHighest 37% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$141Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,279±$88Highest 21% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,444Lowest 48% below NY |
$4,604Highest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±6.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
29.6%±36.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Varick and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 7% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±7.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Varick and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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NY average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.