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Arcade vs Freedom vs Boonville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcade has the most renters (49.4% rent).
Freedom has the most homeowners (88.9%).
Boonville has the most people working from home (11.7%).
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 | Arcade | Freedom | Boonville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,915 |
2,483Highest |
1,880Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
-2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±4.6Highest 12% above NY |
43.2±7 9% above NY |
42.8±6.1Lowest 8% above NY |
| Arcade and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
21.2%±7.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Boonville and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.9%±4.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade and Boonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
15.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.5%±6.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.8 NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,695±$4k 32% below NY |
$73,646±$24kHighest 14% below NY |
$51,316±$15kLowest 40% below NY |
| Freedom and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,300±$19kLowest 59% below NY |
$176,900±$19k 58% below NY |
$177,700±$43kHighest 58% below NY |
| Boonville and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $805±$176Highest 50% below NY |
$519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
$589±$101 64% below NY |
| Arcade and Boonville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938Highest 40% below NY |
$3,443 48% below NY |
$2,500Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.7%±14 NY: 52.1% |
10.1%±32.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.9%±2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Boonville and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7% NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
28 min 15% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Boonville and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #260 of 484 in NY | — | #204 of 484 in NY |
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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.