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Caneadea vs Belfast vs Brighton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caneadea has the highest household income ($83k).
Belfast has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Brighton has the most expensive homes ($246k median).
Caneadea is a college town. 39.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Caneadea | Belfast | Brighton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,316Highest |
1,797 |
1,351Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.8% NY: +4.2% |
-1.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-18.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 22.7±0.8 43% below NY |
38.8±3.3Highest about the NY average |
22.2±1.3Lowest 44% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3 NY: 20.5% |
27.4%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
6.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.8%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
| Belfast and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 39.7%±1.6 NY: 7% |
3.2%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
48.1%±6Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,563±$12kHighest 4% below NY |
$64,954±$8kLowest 24% below NY |
$65,750±$19k 24% below NY |
| Caneadea and Brighton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,600±$10k 63% below NY |
$95,600±$7kLowest 77% below NY |
$245,500±$60kHighest 42% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $991±$180 39% below NY |
$568±$58Lowest 65% below NY |
$1,100±$199Highest 32% below NY |
| Brighton and Caneadea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,677Highest 44% below NY |
$2,839 57% below NY |
$2,544Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±17.8 NY: 52.1% |
33%±25.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
16%±34Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Belfast and Caneadea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6% NY: 54.3% |
84.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 39% below NY |
29 minHighest 13% below NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.8%±7.2 NY: 14.9% |
15.7%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±7.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Belfast and Caneadea 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 | — | — | #22 of 484 in NY |
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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.