Compare towns
Bleecker vs Caroga vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bleecker has the most renters (16.5% rent).
Caroga has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Exeter has the most kids (22.7% 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 | Bleecker | Caroga | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 563Lowest |
983Highest |
913 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3% NY: +4.2% |
+4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.7±2.9Highest 50% above NY |
55.4±5.3 39% above NY |
51.7±12.6Lowest 30% above NY |
| Bleecker and Caroga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
10.6%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 34.5%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
29.2%±6.8 NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bleecker and Caroga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bleecker and Caroga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,732±$21k 13% below NY |
$65,395±$18kLowest 24% below NY |
$77,550±$19kHighest 10% below NY |
| Exeter and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,100±$61k 48% below NY |
$172,300±$25kLowest 59% below NY |
$243,000±$89kHighest 43% below NY |
| Exeter and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$286Highest 41% below NY |
— | $867±$44Lowest 47% below NY |
| Bleecker and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Highest 41% below NY |
$2,547Lowest 61% below NY |
$2,926 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.1%±100 NY: 52.1% |
21.1%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Caroga and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.3% NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 9% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
29 minLowest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±6.5 NY: 14.9% |
3.6%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Exeter and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | WHEELERVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.