What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clare has the most affordable homes ($88k median).

Cold Brook has the most people working from home (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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Clare	Cold Brook
People
Population	80Lowest	164Highest
Median age	37.5±12.2Lowest 6% below NY	41.3±6.5Highest 4% above NY
	Cold Brook and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	26.3%±37Highest NY: 20.5%	23.2%±17.6Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Clare and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.8%±30.7Highest NY: 17.9%	15.9%±20.3Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Clare and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	7.4%Lowest NY: 40.2%	15.8%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±24.7Lowest NY: 7%	1.2%±8.7Highest NY: 7%
	Cold Brook and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$104,444±$51k 21% above NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$87,500±$48kLowest 79% below NY	$150,000±$62kHighest 65% below NY
	Cold Brook and Clare are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,531Lowest 77% below NY	$2,115Highest 68% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 NY: 52.1%	0%±100 NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line	38.8%Highest NY: 14%	11%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.2%Highest NY: 54.3%	71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest 29% below NY	37 minHighest 14% above NY
Work from home	0%±45.2Lowest NY: 14.9%	4%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9%
	Cold Brook and Clare 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.