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Bergen vs Byron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bergen has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
Byron has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
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 | Bergen | Byron |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,081Highest |
2,139Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.3Highest 20% above NY |
40.2±5.4Lowest about the NY average |
| Bergen and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Byron and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
16%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bergen and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,327±$8kLowest 12% below NY |
$99,063±$26kHighest 15% above NY |
| Byron and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,000±$21kHighest 60% below NY |
$168,000±$10kLowest 60% below NY |
| Bergen and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $781±$91Lowest 52% below NY |
$853±$93Highest 47% below NY |
| Byron and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,380Highest 33% below NY |
$3,643Lowest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75.7%±26.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
73.5%±66.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bergen and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.1%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Byron and Bergen 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 | #333 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | BYRON-BERGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.