Compare towns
Bleecker vs Dummerston vs Mayfield
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%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Mayfield has the most affordable homes ($173k median).
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 | Dummerston | Mayfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 563Lowest |
2,090 |
6,108Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 59.7±2.9Highest 53% above U.S. |
45.6±11.7Lowest 17% above U.S. |
49.2±4 26% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.7%±6Highest U.S.: 22% |
16.6%±3.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Dummerston and Mayfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 34.5%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±3 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.4%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
17.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mayfield and Bleecker 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 7% below U.S. |
$101,696±$21kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$72,074±$16kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Dummerston 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 34% below U.S. |
$335,300±$22kHighest about the U.S. average |
$173,000±$32kLowest 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$286Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,392±$126Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,025±$141 27% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893 25% above U.S. |
$4,536Highest 45% above U.S. |
$2,957Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.1%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
44.1%±32.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
31.9%±11.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Dummerston and Mayfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
15.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 13.1%±6.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.9%±10.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.6%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Dummerston and Bleecker 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 | — | — | #357 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | MAYFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | MAYFIELD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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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.