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Buchanan vs Tyrone vs Verplanck
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 highest household income ($128k).
Tyrone has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Verplanck has the oldest population (median age 57.5).
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 | Tyrone | Verplanck |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,397Highest |
1,755 |
650Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5% NY: +4.2% |
-11.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.5±3.5 3% below NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
57.5±4.5Highest 44% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
0%±6.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Tyrone and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
39.7%±15.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
48.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.1 NY: 7% |
2.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
10.5%±11Highest NY: 7% |
| Verplanck and Buchanan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $128,218±$23kHighest 49% above NY |
$72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
$98,091±$35k 14% above NY |
| Buchanan and Verplanck 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 |
$170,400±$21kLowest 60% below NY |
$447,700±$84k 6% above NY |
| Buchanan and Verplanck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,953±$836Highest 20% above NY |
$1,104±$594Lowest 32% below NY |
$1,850±$341 14% above NY |
| Buchanan and Verplanck are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
$6,106 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34%±23Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3 NY: 52.1% |
19.5%±35.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Buchanan and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
67.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959 same as NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min about the NY average |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 14.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.4%±16.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Verplanck and Buchanan 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.