What stands out worked out from the figures below

Clayville has the most people working from home (22.7%).

Cold Brook has the highest household income ($104k).

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	Clayville	Cold Brook
People
Population	254Highest	164Lowest
Median age	42.7±11.4Highest 7% above NY	41.3±6.5Lowest 4% above NY
	Clayville and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	18.1%±5.1Lowest NY: 20.5%	23.2%±17.6Highest NY: 20.5%
	Cold Brook and Clayville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	28.3%±15.7Highest NY: 17.9%	15.9%±20.3Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Clayville 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+	14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2%	15.8%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.4%±6.1Highest NY: 7%	1.2%±8.7Lowest NY: 7%
	Clayville and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$79,286±$31kLowest 8% below NY	$104,444±$51kHighest 21% above NY
	Cold Brook and Clayville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$137,500±$102kLowest 68% below NY	$150,000±$62kHighest 65% below NY
	Cold Brook and Clayville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$843±$468 48% below NY	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,639Highest 45% below NY	$2,115Lowest 68% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	65%±68.2Highest NY: 52.1%	0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%
	Clayville and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	3.9%Lowest NY: 14%	11%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	77.7%Highest NY: 54.3%	71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938 21 yrs older than NY	1938 21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 26% below NY	37 minHighest 14% above NY
Work from home	22.7%±13.9Highest NY: 14.9%	4%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Clayville and Cold Brook 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.