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Butternuts vs Forestport vs New Berlin
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).
Forestport has the most people working from home (15%).
New Berlin has the shortest commute (20 min average).
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 | Forestport | New Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,743 |
1,693Lowest |
2,639Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.1±12.7 21% above NY |
49±10.4Highest 23% above NY |
43.7±10.7Lowest 10% above NY |
| Forestport 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% |
22.7%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
24.7%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| New Berlin and Forestport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
27.7%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Forestport 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% |
32.8% NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
0.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,313±$19kHighest 5% above NY |
$72,813±$17k 15% below NY |
$62,159±$11kLowest 28% below NY |
| Butternuts and Forestport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,100±$25k 51% below NY |
$218,700±$28kHighest 48% below NY |
$144,500±$21kLowest 66% below NY |
| Forestport and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$229Highest 29% below NY |
$621±$85Lowest 62% below NY |
$715±$149 56% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822 57% below NY |
$2,435Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,315Highest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±46.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
19.2%±41.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Butternuts and New Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% NY: 14% |
4.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
92.4% NY: 54.3% |
74.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% below NY |
31 min 6% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
15%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±5.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Forestport and Butternuts 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 | — | — | #473 of 484 in NY |
| School district | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.8Lowest |
— | 10.1Highest |
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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.