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Caton vs Painted Post vs Pierrepont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caton has the most expensive homes ($190k median).
Painted Post has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Pierrepont has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
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 | Caton | Painted Post | Pierrepont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,082 |
1,824Lowest |
2,521Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.5±6.6 7% above NY |
45.7±5.2Highest 15% above NY |
42.4±4.7Lowest 7% above NY |
| Painted Post and Caton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Pierrepont and Caton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
23.3%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pierrepont and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36% NY: 40.2% |
36.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.8%±2.2 NY: 7% |
| Caton and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,536±$33kHighest 29% above NY |
$62,891±$14kLowest 27% below NY |
$92,500±$19k 8% above NY |
| Caton and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,500±$21kHighest 55% below NY |
$155,900±$13k 63% below NY |
$131,300±$26kLowest 69% below NY |
| Caton and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $714±$499Lowest 56% below NY |
$839±$281 48% below NY |
$1,125±$290Highest 31% below NY |
| Pierrepont and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,572 31% below NY |
$5,442Highest 17% below NY |
$2,898Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±96.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
63.4%±18.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
13.9%±41.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Painted Post and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5% NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
63.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
17 minLowest 49% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.1 NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Painted Post and Caton 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.