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Broadalbin vs Providence
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 people working from home (7.8%).
Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Providence |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,099Highest |
1,971Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.6±3.6Lowest 12% above NY |
48.9±5.2Highest 23% above NY |
| Providence and Broadalbin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Broadalbin and Providence 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% |
18%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Broadalbin and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Providence and Broadalbin 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 |
$92,574±$16kHighest 8% above NY |
| Providence 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 |
$270,500±$25kHighest 36% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $897±$272Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,449±$383Highest 11% below NY |
| Providence and Broadalbin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,862Highest 41% below NY |
$3,275Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.4%±17.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±50.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Broadalbin and Providence 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% |
11.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1993Highest 34 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minLowest about the NY average |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Broadalbin and Providence 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 | — |
| School district | BROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | BROADALBIN-PERTH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.