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Bergen vs Jasper
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 (+2.7%).
Jasper has the most kids (33.6% 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 | Jasper |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,360Highest |
1,308Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.9±8.9Highest 5% below NY |
37.3±7.4Lowest 6% below NY |
| Bergen and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 11.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3Highest NY: 7% |
0.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $88,906±$22kHighest 3% above NY |
$80,588±$7kLowest 6% below NY |
| Bergen and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,600±$13kHighest 60% below NY |
$123,600±$13kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $933±$91Highest 42% below NY |
$658±$149Lowest 59% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,635Highest 30% below NY |
$2,250Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.6%±18.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.7%±54.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Bergen and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
10.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 34% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±5.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Jasper 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 | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.