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Baldwin vs Oceanside
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+41.1%).
Oceanside has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Baldwin | Oceanside |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 34,994Highest |
31,639Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +41.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±1.1Lowest 3% above NY |
45.7±2Highest 15% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±2Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Baldwin and Oceanside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
48.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.6%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
5.9%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $145,472±$9kLowest 69% above NY |
$149,560±$11kHighest 74% above NY |
| Oceanside and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $593,800±$12kLowest 40% above NY |
$634,300±$11kHighest 50% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,890±$203Lowest 17% above NY |
$2,227±$120Highest 37% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.9%±7.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.2%±7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Highest NY: 14% |
2.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 21% above NY |
36 minLowest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 10.8%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Oceanside and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.