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Bridgewater vs Sangerfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1%).
Sangerfield has the most people working from home (14.5%).
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 | Bridgewater | Sangerfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,310Lowest |
2,431Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.8±4.2Lowest 10% below NY |
47.2±4.9Highest 19% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Bridgewater and Sangerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.2%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Sangerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $44,850±$12kLowest 48% below NY |
$91,563±$14kHighest 7% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,900±$7kLowest 79% below NY |
$169,500±$11kHighest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$20Lowest 55% below NY |
$797±$81Highest 51% below NY |
| Sangerfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,546Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,075Highest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.8%±28.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
22.9%±10Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sangerfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.3%Highest NY: 14% |
4.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 28% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.5%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WATERVILLE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.