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Butternuts vs Colton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Butternuts has the highest household income ($90k).
Colton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
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 | Butternuts | Colton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,743Highest |
1,395Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.1±12.7Lowest 21% above NY |
50.5±7.6Highest 27% above NY |
| Colton and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Colton and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29.9%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Colton and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Butternuts and Colton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $90,313±$19kHighest 5% above NY |
$69,156±$7kLowest 20% below NY |
| Butternuts and Colton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,100±$25kHighest 51% below NY |
$164,300±$13kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$229Highest 29% below NY |
$475±$261Lowest 71% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822Highest 57% below NY |
$2,728Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±46.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
22.7%±56.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Butternuts and Colton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% below NY |
28 minLowest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Colton and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.8 |
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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.