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Brookfield vs Durham vs Edmeston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Durham has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Edmeston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
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 | Brookfield | Durham | Edmeston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,150 |
2,641Highest |
2,130Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
+4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.2±6.1 4% above NY |
48.8±5.1Highest 23% above NY |
35.4±1.6Lowest 11% below NY |
| Durham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.3%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Edmeston and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Durham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.3 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Edmeston and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,205±$9k 20% below NY |
$81,471±$15kHighest 5% below NY |
$67,639±$12kLowest 21% below NY |
| Durham and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$28k 64% below NY |
$245,300±$26kHighest 42% below NY |
$147,400±$14kLowest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $981±$75Lowest 39% below NY |
$994±$844Highest 39% below NY |
$988±$295 39% below NY |
| Durham and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,197 51% below NY |
$3,728Highest 43% below NY |
$2,019Lowest 69% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.3%±21.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.6% NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
33 min about the NY average |
25 minLowest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8 NY: 14.9% |
13.4%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Edmeston and Durham 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 | — | #100 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9 |
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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.