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Bainbridge vs Brasher 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%).
Brasher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
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 | Brasher | Afton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,017Highest |
2,592Lowest |
2,733 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.6Highest 21% above NY |
46.6±9Lowest 17% above NY |
47.6±6.3 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% |
18.4%±6.2Lowest 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%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
22%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Brasher and Afton 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% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
11.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1 NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Brasher and Bainbridge 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 |
$53,911±$14k 37% below NY |
$51,736±$13kLowest 40% below NY |
| Bainbridge and Brasher 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 |
$124,300±$24kLowest 71% below NY |
$125,700±$23k 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±$237 53% below NY |
$730±$195Lowest 55% 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 |
$2,500Lowest 62% below NY |
$3,395 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
74.3%±27.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
66%±45.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Brasher and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% NY: 14% |
22.4%Highest NY: 14% |
12.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.4% NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 32% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.5%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.9%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.3 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 | #300 of 484 in NY | #418 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 6.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.