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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.
| Measure | Bainbridge | Conewango |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| 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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| 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.

