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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.

MeasureArgyleWorth
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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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.