What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomville has the highest household income ($88k).

Fort Ann has the most people working from home (12%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Bloomville	Fort Ann
People
Population	289Lowest	436Highest
Median age	30.9±4.7Lowest 22% below NY	35.7±5.2Highest 10% below NY
	Fort Ann and Bloomville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18%±4Lowest NY: 20.5%	26.4%±8Highest NY: 20.5%
	Fort Ann and Bloomville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	3.1%±14.7Lowest NY: 17.9%	14%±7.8Highest NY: 17.9%
	Fort Ann and Bloomville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.4%Highest NY: 40.2%	29.5%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.2%±22.6Highest NY: 7%	5%±5.4Lowest NY: 7%
	Bloomville and Fort Ann are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$87,917±$11kHighest about the NY average	$76,705±$32kLowest 11% below NY
	Bloomville and Fort Ann are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$187,500±$155kHighest 56% below NY	$184,900±$23kLowest 56% below NY
	Bloomville and Fort Ann are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,092±$69 33% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,462Lowest 78% below NY	$3,167Highest 52% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%	59.1%±51.1Highest NY: 52.1%
	Fort Ann and Bloomville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	0%Lowest NY: 14%	6%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	66.7%Lowest NY: 54.3%	74.1%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	2001Highest 42 yrs newer than NY	1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 32% below NY	20 minLowest 40% below NY
Work from home	5.6%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9%	12%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9%
	Fort Ann and Bloomville 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	—	#141 of 484 in NY
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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.