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Bainbridge vs Brasher vs Guilford
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%).
Guilford has the highest household income ($74k).
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 | Guilford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,017Highest |
2,592Lowest |
2,696 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.2±7.6Highest 21% above NY |
46.6±9 17% above NY |
46±9.7Lowest 16% above NY |
| Bainbridge and Brasher 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%±6.2 NY: 20.5% |
16.2%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Bainbridge and Brasher 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% |
23.5%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Brasher 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% NY: 40.2% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Brasher and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,391±$8k 30% below NY |
$53,911±$14kLowest 37% below NY |
$73,681±$10kHighest 14% below NY |
| Guilford 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±$32kHighest 64% below NY |
$124,300±$24k 71% below NY |
$121,400±$26kLowest 71% below NY |
| Bainbridge and Brasher 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 |
$1,285±$579Highest 21% below NY |
| Guilford 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 |
$2,911 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.1%±12 NY: 52.1% |
74.3%±27.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±31.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Brasher and Bainbridge 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% |
5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 32% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.5%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.9%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
2.6%±3 NY: 14.9% |
| Bainbridge and Guilford 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 | — |
| School district | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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| 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.