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Byron vs Bergen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Byron has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Bergen has grown the fastest since 2010 (0%).
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 | Byron | Bergen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,139Lowest |
3,081Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.2±5.4Lowest about the NY average |
47.8±4.3Highest 20% above NY |
| Bergen and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.9%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.3%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Byron and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16.8%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bergen and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,063±$26kHighest 15% above NY |
$75,327±$8kLowest 12% below NY |
| Byron and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,000±$10kLowest 60% below NY |
$170,000±$21kHighest 60% below NY |
| Bergen and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $853±$93Highest 47% below NY |
$781±$91Lowest 52% below NY |
| Byron and Bergen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,643Lowest 45% below NY |
$4,380Highest 33% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±66.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
75.7%±26.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bergen and Byron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 25% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Byron and Bergen 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 | — | #333 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BYRON-BERGEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | BYRON-BERGEN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.2 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.