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Argyle vs Worth
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 people working from home (5.6%).
Worth has the most homeowners (95.3%).
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 | Argyle | Worth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 355Highest |
222Lowest |
| Median age | 39.7±13.5Highest about the NY average |
36.9±12.5Lowest 7% below NY |
| Argyle and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.6%±5.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31.5%±13Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Worth and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±10.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.4%±14.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Argyle and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±5.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Argyle and Worth 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 |
$73,750±$29kHighest 14% below NY |
| Worth and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,300±$19kLowest 63% below NY |
$166,700±$32kHighest 61% below NY |
| Worth and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $738±$394 54% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,938Highest 55% below NY |
$2,000Lowest 70% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.5%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Argyle and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 19% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.6%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.4%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Argyle and Worth 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.