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Bainbridge vs Conewango

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 oldest population (median age 48.2).
Conewango has the most kids (41.6% under 18).

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.

MeasureBainbridgeConewango
People
Population
3,017Highest
2,073Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-7.5%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-3.9%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
48.2±7.6Highest
21% above NY
24.4±4Lowest
39% below NY
Kids under 18
20.8%±3.7Lowest
NY: 20.5%
41.6%±10.6Highest
NY: 20.5%
Age 65+
21.2%±4.9Highest
NY: 17.9%
11.3%±1.8Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
24.4%Highest
NY: 40.2%
13.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±1Highest
NY: 7%
1.8%±1.2Lowest
NY: 7%
Bainbridge and Conewango 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
$50,598±$11kLowest
41% below NY
Bainbridge and Conewango 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
$124,800±$65kLowest
71% below NY
Bainbridge and Conewango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$767±$237Highest
53% below NY
$567±$311Lowest
65% below NY
Bainbridge and Conewango 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
$2,719Lowest
59% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.1%±12Highest
NY: 52.1%
16.7%±34.2Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Bainbridge and Conewango are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%Lowest
NY: 14%
32%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
86.2%Highest
NY: 54.3%
81.8%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
3 yrs older than NY
1974Highest
15 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minHighest
32% below NY
21 minLowest
36% below NY
Work from home
8.5%±4.6Lowest
NY: 14.9%
13.2%±7Highest
NY: 14.9%
Conewango and Bainbridge 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 —
School district BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT —
High school in town BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL —
Students per teacherat that high school
9.9
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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.