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Bleecker vs Worcester vs Mayfield
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
Worcester has the most kids (20.3% under 18).
Mayfield has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Worcester | Mayfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 563Lowest |
2,149 |
6,108Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.9% NY: +4.2% |
-5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.7±2.9Highest 50% above NY |
43.2±6.9Lowest 9% above NY |
49.2±4 24% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.3%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Worcester 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 NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.9% NY: 40.2% |
17.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
6.5%±5.5Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Worcester and Mayfield 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 13% below NY |
$69,886±$23kLowest 19% below NY |
$72,074±$16k 16% below NY |
| Bleecker and Mayfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,100±$61kHighest 48% below NY |
$155,300±$43kLowest 63% below NY |
$173,000±$32k 59% below NY |
| Bleecker and Mayfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$286 41% below NY |
$736±$327Lowest 55% below NY |
$1,025±$141Highest 37% below NY |
| Mayfield and Bleecker 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 |
$2,602Lowest 60% below NY |
$2,957 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 11.1%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
91.8%±41.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.9%±11.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
15.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.5% NY: 54.3% |
90.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 9% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Bleecker and Mayfield 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 | — | — | MAYFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | MAYFIELD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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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.