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Bleecker vs Concord vs Minerva
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bleecker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
Concord has the most kids (15.9% under 18).
Minerva has the oldest housing (typical home built 1970).
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 | Concord | Minerva |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 563Lowest |
1,145Highest |
836 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 59.7±2.9Highest 53% above U.S. |
49.8±6.6Lowest 28% above U.S. |
56.2±5.7 44% above U.S. |
| Bleecker and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.9%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
10.3%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Concord and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.5%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.1%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.8%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Minerva and Bleecker 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
22.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Minerva and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,732±$21kHighest 7% below U.S. |
$73,304±$9k 9% below U.S. |
$67,303±$9kLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Bleecker and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,100±$61kHighest 34% below U.S. |
$159,300±$8kLowest 52% below U.S. |
$171,800±$22k 48% below U.S. |
| Bleecker and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$286 33% below U.S. |
$1,111±$29Highest 21% below U.S. |
$784±$102Lowest 45% below U.S. |
| Concord and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Highest 25% above U.S. |
$3,026 about the U.S. average |
$2,608Lowest 16% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±82.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.7%±74.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Concord and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
88% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Lowest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.1%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.7%±4.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.6%±7.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Bleecker and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.