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Avoca vs Ripley
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avoca has the highest household income ($68k).
Ripley has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
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 | Avoca | Ripley |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,340Highest |
2,269Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.4±6Highest 7% above NY |
41.2±9.4Lowest 4% above NY |
| Avoca and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.2%±5.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ripley and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ripley and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Avoca and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,730±$9kHighest 21% below NY |
$52,591±$8kLowest 39% below NY |
| Avoca and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $104,700±$8kLowest 75% below NY |
$116,400±$17kHighest 73% below NY |
| Ripley and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $781±$164Highest 52% below NY |
$677±$74Lowest 58% below NY |
| Avoca and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,106Lowest 68% below NY |
$2,118Highest 68% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±20.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.7%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Avoca and Ripley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1943Lowest 16 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ripley and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | RIPLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.