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Butternuts vs Norwich 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 most expensive homes ($209k median).
Norwich has the most affordable homes ($127k median).
New Berlin has the most renters (25.2% rent).
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 | Norwich | New Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,743Lowest |
3,521Highest |
2,639 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.8% NY: +4.2% |
-10%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.1±12.7Highest 21% above NY |
41.9±6.6Lowest 5% above NY |
43.7±10.7 10% above NY |
| Butternuts and New Berlin 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% |
25.2%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.7%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Norwich and New Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±5.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Butternuts and New Berlin 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% |
15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,313±$19kHighest 5% above NY |
$63,226±$15k 26% below NY |
$62,159±$11kLowest 28% below NY |
| Butternuts and Norwich 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 |
$127,100±$28kLowest 70% below NY |
$144,500±$21k 66% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,159±$229Highest 29% below NY |
$1,031±$388 36% below NY |
$715±$149Lowest 56% below NY |
| Butternuts and Norwich 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 |
$2,456Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,315Highest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.1%±46.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
40%±22.6 NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±13.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Butternuts and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.2% NY: 54.3% |
74.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% below NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
20 min 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±4.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±5.9 NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±5.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Butternuts and Norwich 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.