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Bemus Point vs Hunter

265 miles apart. The biggest differences: jobs per worker (5.9× in Hunter) and trails (4.9× in Hunter).

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Bemus Point, NYHomes around $355KNew York · 191 people
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Hunter, NYAn outdoors townNew York · 156 people
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Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

Bemus PointHomes around $355K
Housing$355K typical home33% below the NY typical home All about Bemus Point →
HunterAn outdoors town
Outdoors#8 most conserved land in NY3.4 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves Work444 jobsbased in Hunter, a regional job hub Health51% of U.S. towns are healthieron CDC estimates All about Hunter →
The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Jobs per worker5.9×
Hunter is more of a job hub
Hunter 3.55Bemus Point 0.60
Trails4.9×
Hunter has more miles of trail
Hunter 3.4 miBemus Point 0.7 mi
Street grid3.3×
Bemus Point has the more walkable street grid
Bemus Point 81.6Hunter 24.6
Seasonal homes+32.6 pts
Hunter has more second homes
Hunter 79%Bemus Point 46.4%
Property tax bill+46%
Tax bills are bigger in Bemus Point
Bemus Point $6,750Hunter $4,613
Homeowners+23.5 pts renters
Hunter has more renters
Bemus Point 73%Hunter 49.5%
★ What stands out · Monthly cost

A typical home costs $420 more a month in Hunter

A typical home in each town, bought with 20% down at 6.3% for 30 years, plus property tax at the town’s own rate and insurance. Change the numbers to fit you.

Bemus Point$2,380/mo
Typical home $355K (Zillow) · tax rate 1.75% · or rent about $688/mo · Housing →
Hunter$2,800/mo
Typical home $460K (Census) · tax rate 1.00% · Housing →

The difference: $420 a month, about $5,000 a year, between Hunter and Bemus Point.

Estimates, not a quote: your price, rate, tax bill and insurance will differ. Tax rate = the Census median tax bill over the median home value.

Life in each

Bemus Point gets 130 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons
Bemus PointHunter
Snow a year225″95″
January low—11°F
July high—77°F
Growing season (days)—129d
Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)67th69th
Outdoors & history
Bemus PointHunter
Trails1 mi3 mi
Conserved land1.2%8.9%
Settled1806—
Archive photos—12
Famous people born here—1
Community
Bemus PointHunter
Library hours a week38 hrs35 hrs
Posts this month00
Neighbors joined00

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New York ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Health
–Bemus PointNot graded B−HunterHealthier than 49% of U.S. towns
Where they are

265 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

Bemus PointNYHunterNY
Bemus Point ↔ Hunter265 miles apart
Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Bemus PointHunter
People
Population 191Highest 156Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — -14.5% NY: +4.2%
Median age 59.1±5.3Lowest 48% above NY 65.4±12.2Highest 64% above NY
Hunter and Bemus Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18 5.8%±16.9Lowest NY: 20.5% 14.7%±22.3Highest NY: 20.5%
Hunter and Bemus Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+ 26.2%±15.9Lowest NY: 17.9% 54.5%±20.4Highest NY: 17.9%
Hunter and Bemus Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 53.5%Highest NY: 40.2% 30.1%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 7.3%±9.3Highest NY: 7% 0%±12.7Lowest NY: 7%
Bemus Point and Hunter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian $86,250±$23kHighest about the NY average $40,083±$27kLowest 53% below NY
Bemus Point and Hunter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied $386,400±$103kLowest 9% below NY $460,000±$17kHighest 9% above NY
Hunter and Bemus Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly $688±$181 58% below NY —
Property taxmedian, yearly $6,750Highest about the NY average $4,613Lowest 30% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 26.1%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% 52.3%±37.4Highest NY: 52.1%
Hunter and Bemus Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line 11%Highest NY: 14% 4.5%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes 73%Highest NY: 54.3% 49.5%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way 15 min 53% below NY —
Work from home 10.3%±11.8Highest NY: 14.9% 0%±33.3Lowest NY: 14.9%
Bemus Point and Hunter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Work in townworking residents 0%Lowest 8.8%Highest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 10.8 miLowest 41.8 miHighest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.60Lowest 3.55Highest
Top workplaceoutside town Jamestown (18%)Hunter (20%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in HunterFew work in Bemus Point
Outdoors
Conserved landshare of the town 1.2%Lowest 8.9%Highest
Trailsmapped miles 0.7 miLowest 3.4 miHighest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi 1.8 miHighest 1.7 miLowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map 1 1
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 81.6Highest 24.6Lowest
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading —#366 of 484 in NY
New York average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.

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