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Broadalbin vs Seward vs Bergen
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
Seward has the most people working from home (13.1%).
Bergen has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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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 | Seward | Bergen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,819 |
2,055Highest |
1,360Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.3±5Lowest 6% below NY |
39.5±8Highest about the NY average |
37.9±8.9 5% below NY |
| Seward and Bergen 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% |
27.2%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±3.8Lowest 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%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±1.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Seward and Broadalbin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.5Highest NY: 7% |
5.1%±2.3 NY: 7% |
4.6%±3Lowest 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±$11kHighest 25% above NY |
$86,786±$20kLowest about the NY average |
$88,906±$22k 3% above NY |
| Broadalbin and Bergen 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 |
$198,500±$25kHighest 53% below NY |
$170,600±$13k 60% below NY |
| Seward and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $992±$274 39% below NY |
$1,180±$201Highest 27% below NY |
$933±$91Lowest 42% below NY |
| Seward and Broadalbin 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 |
$3,855 41% below NY |
$4,635Highest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±31.6 NY: 52.1% |
28.3%±45.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.6%±18.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bergen and Broadalbin 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% |
16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
14.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86% NY: 54.3% |
87.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
37 minHighest 14% above NY |
22 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.3%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Seward and Bergen 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 | — | #333 of 484 in NY |
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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.