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Barre vs Durham vs Ellenburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Barre has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Durham has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Ellenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Barre | Durham | Ellenburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,910Lowest |
2,641Highest |
1,992 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
+5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.2±6.7Lowest 14% above NY |
48.8±5.1Highest 23% above NY |
46.7±4.5 17% above NY |
| Durham and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Barre and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7 NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ellenburg and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Ellenburg and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,906±$14k 14% below NY |
$81,471±$15kHighest 5% below NY |
$73,125±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
| Durham and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $135,900±$28k 68% below NY |
$245,300±$26kHighest 42% below NY |
$123,000±$16kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,158±$208Highest 29% below NY |
$994±$844 39% below NY |
$801±$192Lowest 51% below NY |
| Barre and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,466 47% below NY |
$3,728Highest 43% below NY |
$2,412Lowest 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.7%±35.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
20.2%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Barre and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
34 minHighest 4% above NY |
| Work from home | 6.5%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Durham and Ellenburg 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 | — | #100 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9Lowest |
8.5Highest |
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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.