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Broadalbin vs Varick
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%).
Varick has the most people working from home (12.7%).
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 | Varick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,819Highest |
1,724Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.3±5Highest 6% below NY |
33.1±3.6Lowest 17% below NY |
| Broadalbin and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 26.8%±5.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
30.3%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Varick 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% |
18.2%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Varick 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.5Highest NY: 7% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $107,557±$11kHighest 25% above NY |
$80,250±$8kLowest 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,300±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
$267,200±$41kHighest 37% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $992±$274Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,279±$88Highest 21% below NY |
| Varick 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 |
$4,604Highest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±31.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.6%±36.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Broadalbin and Varick 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% |
17.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±7.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Varick 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 | — |
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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.