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Carlisle vs Root
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carlisle has the oldest population (median age 45.9).
Root has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.4%).
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 | Carlisle | Root |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,489Lowest |
1,963Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+17.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.9±3.3Highest 15% above NY |
32.8±6.1Lowest 18% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Root and Carlisle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,971±$10kHighest about the NY average |
$75,771±$6kLowest 12% below NY |
| Carlisle and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $199,600±$29kLowest 53% below NY |
$209,000±$29kHighest 51% below NY |
| Root and Carlisle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$102Highest 47% below NY |
$742±$310Lowest 54% below NY |
| Carlisle and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,706Lowest 44% below NY |
$3,795Highest 42% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.8%±27.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.7%±36.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Carlisle and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
29 minLowest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Root and Carlisle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| 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.