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Bergen vs Cato
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%).
Cato has the most people working from home (11.2%).
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 | Bergen | Cato |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,081Highest |
2,542Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.3Lowest 20% above NY |
48.7±4Highest 22% above NY |
| Cato and Bergen 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% |
16.1%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Cato and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Cato and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bergen and Cato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,327±$8kLowest 12% below NY |
$79,760±$11kHighest 7% below NY |
| Cato 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 |
$167,600±$6kLowest 60% below NY |
| Bergen and Cato 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 |
$942±$425Highest 42% below NY |
| Cato 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 |
$3,005Lowest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 75.7%±26.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±23.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.2%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Cato 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.