Compare towns
Caroga vs Bleecker vs Arietta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caroga has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Bleecker has the most people working from home (13.1%).
Arietta has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Caroga | Bleecker | Arietta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 983Highest |
563 |
264Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 55.4±5.3Lowest 39% above NY |
59.7±2.9Highest 50% above NY |
59.3±6.3 49% above NY |
| Bleecker and Arietta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
8.9%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
10.2%±7.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Caroga and Arietta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±6.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
34.5%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
41.7%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Arietta and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
0.4%±5.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bleecker and Caroga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,395±$18k 24% below NY |
$74,732±$21kHighest 13% below NY |
$60,000±$18kLowest 30% below NY |
| Bleecker and Caroga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,300±$25kLowest 59% below NY |
$221,100±$61k 48% below NY |
$273,700±$42kHighest 35% below NY |
| Arietta and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$286Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,639±$414Highest about the NY average |
| Arietta and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,547 61% below NY |
$3,893Highest 41% below NY |
$1,577Lowest 76% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.1%±100 NY: 52.1% |
11.1%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
84.6%±92.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Arietta and Caroga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4% NY: 14% |
6%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
30 min 9% below NY |
16 minLowest 50% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.6%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±6.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Bleecker and Arietta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | WHEELERVILLE UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.