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Bleecker vs Hague vs Walden

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 the most affordable homes ($221k median).
Hague has the most expensive homes ($326k median).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).

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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.

MeasureBleeckerHagueWalden
People
Population
563Lowest
703
1,037Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-9.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+2.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
59.7±2.9
53% above U.S.
61.3±11.8Highest
58% above U.S.
48.8±3.2Lowest
25% above U.S.
Hague and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±5.3
U.S.: 22%
8%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
14.3%±3.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Walden and Bleecker 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%
36.8%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Hague 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
44%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
26.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.8%±1.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±3.3
U.S.: 6.4%
4%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Walden and Hague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$74,732±$21kLowest
7% below U.S.
$81,845±$12k
about the U.S. average
$88,000±$15kHighest
9% above U.S.
Walden and Hague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$221,100±$61kLowest
34% below U.S.
$325,900±$124kHighest
about the U.S. average
$238,900±$23k
28% below U.S.
Hague and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$950±$286Highest
33% below U.S.
$714±$144Lowest
49% below U.S.
$900±$136
36% below U.S.
Bleecker and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,893
25% above U.S.
$3,491Lowest
12% above U.S.
$3,944Highest
26% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
11.1%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
30.2%±50.5
U.S.: 51.1%
56.3%±86.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Walden and Hague 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%
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
9.3%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.5%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
85.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
93.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1967Lowest
13 yrs older than U.S.
1983Highest
3 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 minHighest
13% above U.S.
19 minLowest
29% below U.S.
26 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
13.1%±6.5
U.S.: 15.1%
13%±9.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±6.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Walden and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78
High school in town — — None in town
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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.