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Broadalbin vs Perth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Broadalbin has the most affordable homes ($217k median).
Perth has the most expensive homes ($349k median).
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 | Broadalbin | Perth |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,099Highest |
3,541Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.6Highest 12% above NY |
43.3±4.3Lowest 9% above NY |
| Broadalbin and Perth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.6%±7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Perth and Broadalbin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.8%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Broadalbin and Perth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,591±$11kLowest 13% below NY |
$91,914±$18kHighest 7% above NY |
| Perth and Broadalbin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $216,700±$23kLowest 49% below NY |
$349,200±$74kHighest 18% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $897±$272Highest 45% below NY |
$888±$211Lowest 45% below NY |
| Broadalbin and Perth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,862Lowest 41% below NY |
$4,803Highest 27% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±17.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
50%±43.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Broadalbin and Perth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.9%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
28 minLowest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11%±6.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Perth and Broadalbin 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 | #134 of 484 in NY | #326 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BROADALBIN-PERTH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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| 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.