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Broadalbin vs Pendleton vs Seward
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 ($164k median).
Pendleton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10%).
Seward has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Pendleton | Seward |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,819Lowest |
7,034Highest |
2,055 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3% NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.3±5Lowest 6% below NY |
46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
39.5±8 about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Seward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Seward and Broadalbin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±1.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Pendleton and Seward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.1% NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.5Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
5.1%±2.3 NY: 7% |
| Broadalbin and Seward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,557±$11k 25% above NY |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$86,786±$20kLowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Broadalbin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,300±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$198,500±$25k 53% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $992±$274Lowest 39% below NY |
$994±$119 39% below NY |
$1,180±$201Highest 27% below NY |
| Seward and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,809Lowest 42% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$3,855 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±31.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
28.3%±45.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Broadalbin and Seward are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.4% NY: 14% |
16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Seward 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5 |
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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.