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Carroll vs Somerset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Carroll has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Somerset has the most people working from home (10.1%).
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 | Carroll | Somerset |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,417Highest |
3,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.5±7.6Highest 17% above NY |
45.2±1.5Lowest 14% above NY |
| Carroll and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Somerset and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Carroll and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Somerset and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,321±$8kHighest 10% below NY |
$69,167±$14kLowest 20% below NY |
| Carroll and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $143,900±$21kLowest 66% below NY |
$167,200±$25kHighest 61% below NY |
| Somerset and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $690±$221Lowest 57% below NY |
$769±$259Highest 53% below NY |
| Somerset and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,076Lowest 53% below NY |
$3,304Highest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±22.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.9%±17.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Carroll and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 38% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 1%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #173 of 484 in NY | #73 of 484 in NY |
| School district | FREWSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | FREWSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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| 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.