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Butternuts vs Forestport vs Sparta
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%).
Sparta has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.5%).
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 | Butternuts | Forestport | Sparta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,743Highest |
1,693 |
1,479Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.1±12.7Lowest 21% above NY |
49±10.4 23% above NY |
49.7±4.4Highest 25% above NY |
| Sparta and Forestport 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%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.9%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Forestport and Sparta 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% |
22.3%±2.8Lowest 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% |
28.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
0.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Butternuts and Sparta 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 |
$72,813±$17kLowest 15% below NY |
$87,663±$6k about the NY average |
| Butternuts and Sparta 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 |
$168,800±$27kLowest 60% 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 |
$1,139±$164 30% below NY |
| Butternuts and Sparta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,822 57% below NY |
$2,435Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,596Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±46.1 NY: 52.1% |
19.2%±41.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sparta and Butternuts 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% |
8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5% NY: 54.3% |
92.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
96.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% below NY |
31 min 6% below NY |
30 minLowest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
15%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Forestport 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.