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Cassadaga vs Eagle vs Hartsville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cassadaga has the most affordable homes ($122k median).
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Hartsville has the oldest population (median age 49.3).
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 | Cassadaga | Eagle | Hartsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 608 |
1,231Highest |
512Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.2 15% above NY |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
49.3±7.2Highest 24% above NY |
| Hartsville and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±6.4 NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±6.9 NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hartsville and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Eagle and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,750±$16kHighest 14% below NY |
$72,778±$19kLowest 15% below NY |
$73,219±$4k 15% below NY |
| Cassadaga and Hartsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $121,900±$33kLowest 71% below NY |
$148,900±$41kHighest 65% below NY |
$135,600±$12k 68% below NY |
| Eagle and Hartsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $821±$69Highest 49% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
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| Cassadaga and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,476Lowest 62% below NY |
$2,753Highest 58% below NY |
$2,735 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.1%±100 NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1% NY: 14% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
5.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 9% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
29 minLowest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 2%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.2%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Hartsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.