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Argyle vs Pinckney vs Leicester

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Argyle has the most kids (29.6% under 18).
Pinckney has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Leicester has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

MeasureArgylePinckneyLeicester
People
Population
355
285Lowest
499Highest
Median age
39.7±13.5
about the NY average
42.6±11.2Highest
7% above NY
38.4±13.8Lowest
4% below NY
Pinckney and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
29.6%±5.5Highest
NY: 20.5%
24.6%±8Lowest
NY: 20.5%
25.3%±11
NY: 20.5%
Argyle and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±10.2
NY: 17.9%
18.2%±11Lowest
NY: 17.9%
20.6%±7.9Highest
NY: 17.9%
Leicester and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.7%
NY: 40.2%
22.8%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
28.4%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±5.5
NY: 7%
0.7%±5Lowest
NY: 7%
7.2%±4.5Highest
NY: 7%
Leicester and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$68,036±$11kLowest
21% below NY
$75,938±$19k
12% below NY
$86,667±$20kHighest
about the NY average
Leicester and Pinckney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$158,300±$19k
63% below NY
$170,800±$25kHighest
60% below NY
$146,500±$14kLowest
65% below NY
Pinckney and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$738±$394Lowest
54% below NY
$1,275±$1kHighest
21% below NY
$967±$539
40% below NY
Pinckney and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,938
55% below NY
$2,857Lowest
57% below NY
$3,548Highest
46% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.5%±100Highest
NY: 52.1%
0%±100Lowest
NY: 52.1%
18.8%±100
NY: 52.1%
Argyle and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.1%Highest
NY: 14%
10.6%
NY: 14%
5.7%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.2%
NY: 54.3%
82.4%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
89.8%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
21 yrs older than NY
1986Highest
27 yrs newer than NY
1957
2 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
19% below NY
34 minHighest
4% above NY
21 minLowest
36% below NY
Work from home
5.6%±6.4
NY: 14.9%
12.3%±9.1Highest
NY: 14.9%
3.8%±3.2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Pinckney and Argyle 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 #343 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.