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Bennington vs Ellenburg vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the highest household income ($89k).
Ellenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Durham has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Bennington | Ellenburg | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,220Highest |
1,992Lowest |
2,641 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±5.8Lowest 17% above NY |
46.7±4.5Lowest 17% above NY |
48.8±5.1Highest 23% above NY |
| Durham and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ellenburg and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7 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+ | 26% NY: 40.2% |
16.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bennington and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,050±$10kHighest 4% above NY |
$73,125±$10kLowest 15% below NY |
$81,471±$15k 5% below NY |
| Bennington and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $244,400±$24k 42% below NY |
$123,000±$16kLowest 71% below NY |
$245,300±$26kHighest 42% below NY |
| Durham and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$344 42% below NY |
$801±$192Lowest 51% below NY |
$994±$844Highest 39% below NY |
| Durham and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,591Highest 30% below NY |
$2,412Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,728 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.4%±29Highest NY: 52.1% |
20.2%±15.7 NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bennington and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8% NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7% NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest about the NY average |
34 minHighest 4% above NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 10.5%±4.9 NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Durham and Bennington 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 | — | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.5Highest |
7.9Lowest |
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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.