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Black Brook vs Williamson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Black Brook has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Black Brook | Williamson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,315Lowest |
6,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.5±5.8Highest 42% above NY |
40.9±4.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 36%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Black Brook and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,852±$20kLowest 21% below NY |
$90,515±$14kHighest 5% above NY |
| Williamson and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,200±$48kHighest 52% below NY |
$192,700±$18kLowest 55% below NY |
| Black Brook and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $783±$461Highest 52% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% below NY |
| Black Brook and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,633Lowest 45% below NY |
$5,172Highest 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±32Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Black Brook and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #221 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.3 |
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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.