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Bainbridge vs Afton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bainbridge has the most people working from home (8.5%).
Afton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).
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 | Bainbridge | Afton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,017Highest |
2,733Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.6Highest 21% above NY |
47.6±6.3Lowest 20% above NY |
| Bainbridge and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Bainbridge and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Afton and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bainbridge and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,391±$8kHighest 30% below NY |
$51,736±$13kLowest 40% below NY |
| Bainbridge and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,500±$32kHighest 64% below NY |
$125,700±$23kLowest 70% below NY |
| Bainbridge and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $767±$237Lowest 53% below NY |
$826±$212Highest 49% below NY |
| Afton and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,712Highest 44% below NY |
$3,395Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66%±45.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Afton and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
12.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.5%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Bainbridge and Afton 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 | #332 of 484 in NY | #418 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL | AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
6.7Lowest |
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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.