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Bellmont vs Sardinia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellmont has the most affordable homes ($128k median).
Sardinia has the most people working from home (10.2%).
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 | Bellmont | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,167Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54.6±2.7Highest 37% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 28.2%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bellmont and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,250±$11kLowest 18% below NY |
$84,583±$34kHighest about the NY average |
| Sardinia and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,600±$20kLowest 70% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,131±$319Highest 30% below NY |
$855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
| Bellmont and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,156Lowest 67% below NY |
$2,233Highest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.6%±22.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bellmont and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 23% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.