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Buchanan vs Newcomb
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Buchanan has the most kids (23% under 18).
Newcomb has the oldest population (median age 59.1).
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 | Buchanan | Newcomb |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,397Highest |
490Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 38.5±3.5Lowest 3% below NY |
59.1±10.1Highest 48% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
9.4%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31.4%±6.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $128,218±$23kHighest 49% above NY |
$108,750±$25kLowest 26% above NY |
| Buchanan and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $525,500±$55kHighest 24% above NY |
$254,800±$47kLowest 40% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,953±$836 20% above NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34%±23Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Buchanan and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Highest NY: 14% |
2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Buchanan and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.