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Berlin vs Huron vs Sand Lake
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($215k median).
Huron has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
Sand Lake has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
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 | Huron | Sand Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,960Lowest |
2,240 |
8,326Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±5.3 4% above NY |
39.2±3.8Lowest about the NY average |
47.9±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
| Sand Lake 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 NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sand Lake 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 NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sand Lake and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26% NY: 40.2% |
40.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±2.5 NY: 7% |
| Berlin and Sand Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,313±$25kLowest 7% below NY |
$90,000±$10k 5% above NY |
$120,089±$23kHighest 40% above NY |
| Sand Lake and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,600±$22kLowest 49% below NY |
$233,000±$21k 45% below NY |
$336,200±$28kHighest 21% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,160±$309 28% below NY |
$1,233±$778Highest 24% below NY |
$1,033±$199Lowest 36% below NY |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,518Lowest 47% below NY |
$4,145 37% below NY |
$6,341Highest 4% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.7%±17.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.7%±50.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.7%±12.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Huron and Sand Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6% NY: 14% |
24.1%Highest NY: 14% |
5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
85.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 min 15% below NY |
25 minLowest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.9%±7.2 NY: 14.9% |
8%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sand Lake 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 | — | — | #13 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL | — | AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
— | 14.9Highest |
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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.