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Berlin vs Fair Haven vs Poestenkill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most renters (20% rent).
Fair Haven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Poestenkill has the highest household income ($126k).
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 | Berlin | Fair Haven | Poestenkill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,960Lowest |
2,724 |
4,327Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±5.3 6% above U.S. |
39.2±7.6Lowest about the U.S. average |
44.2±5.6Highest 14% above U.S. |
| Poestenkill and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.1%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Poestenkill and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.5%±3.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Fair Haven and Poestenkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
23.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.1%±2.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Berlin and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,313±$25k about the U.S. average |
$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$126,250±$23kHighest 56% above U.S. |
| Poestenkill and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,600±$22k 35% below U.S. |
$176,500±$14kLowest 47% below U.S. |
$303,700±$37kHighest 9% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,160±$309 18% below U.S. |
$830±$116Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,294±$484Highest 8% below U.S. |
| Poestenkill and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,518Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$3,865 24% above U.S. |
$5,998Highest 92% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.7%±17.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±20.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.1%±39 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fair Haven and Poestenkill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Highest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
31 min 17% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.9%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
4.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.3%±4.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Poestenkill and Berlin 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 | — | #66 of 70 in VT | #263 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
12.8Highest |
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U.S. 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.