What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomville has the youngest population (median age 30.9).

Kortright has the most people working from home (13%).

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	Kortright
People
Population	289Lowest	1,627Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-7.8% NY: +4.2%
Median age	30.9±4.7Lowest 22% below NY	53.4±5.2Highest 34% above NY
Kids under 18	18%±4Highest NY: 20.5%	13.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Bloomville and Kortright 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%	22.4%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	35.4%Highest NY: 40.2%	29%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	14.2%±22.6Highest NY: 7%	5.2%±5Lowest NY: 7%
	Bloomville and Kortright 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	$80,729±$22kLowest 6% below NY
	Bloomville and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$187,500±$155kLowest 56% below NY	$217,000±$17kHighest 49% below NY
	Kortright and Bloomville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$831±$67 49% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,462Lowest 78% below NY	$2,945Highest 55% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%	15.6%±74.2Highest NY: 52.1%
	Kortright 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%	8.2%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	66.7%Lowest NY: 54.3%	87.6%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	2001Highest 42 yrs newer than NY	1981Lowest 22 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 32% below NY	24 minHighest 26% below NY
Work from home	5.6%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9%	13%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9%
	Kortright and Bloomville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.