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Bainbridge vs Bergen 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%).
Bergen has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
Afton has the most renters (28.9% rent).
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 | Bergen | Afton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,017 |
3,081Highest |
2,733Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.6Highest 21% above NY |
47.8±4.3 20% above NY |
47.6±6.3Lowest 20% above NY |
| Bainbridge and Bergen 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% |
15.3%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±4.7 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%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
16.8%±3.8Lowest 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% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1 NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,391±$8k 30% below NY |
$75,327±$8kHighest 12% below NY |
$51,736±$13kLowest 40% below NY |
| Bergen and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,500±$32k 64% below NY |
$170,000±$21kHighest 60% below NY |
$125,700±$23kLowest 70% below NY |
| Bergen and Bainbridge 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 |
$781±$91 52% below NY |
$826±$212Highest 49% below NY |
| Afton and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,712 44% below NY |
$4,380Highest 33% below NY |
$3,395Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
75.7%±26.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
66%±45.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Bergen and Afton 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% |
10.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.7% NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 32% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.5%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Bainbridge and Bergen 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 | #333 of 484 in NY | #418 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BYRON-BERGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL | BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
9.2 |
6.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 1 photos → |
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.