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Antwerp vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Antwerp has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($80k median).
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 | Antwerp | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 683Highest |
543Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -26.2% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 35.7±7.6Highest 10% below NY |
33.1±6.8Lowest 17% below NY |
| Antwerp and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.1%±4.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
21%±6.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Antwerp and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±7.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
12%±7.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Antwerp and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
10.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 7% |
5.9%±3.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Antwerp are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,964±$25kHighest 34% below NY |
$35,694±$8kLowest 58% below NY |
| Antwerp and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $128,100±$28kHighest 70% below NY |
$80,000±$43kLowest 81% below NY |
| Antwerp and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $806±$629Highest 50% below NY |
$735±$16Lowest 55% below NY |
| Antwerp and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,353Highest 64% below NY |
$2,167Lowest 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.4%±37.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
3.1%±38.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Antwerp and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
28.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1948Highest 11 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.3%±8.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Antwerp and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.