What stands out worked out from the figures below

Cleveland has the most people working from home (12.7%).

Granger has the shortest commute (31 min average).

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	Cleveland	Granger
People
Population	785Highest	614Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-2.4%Highest NY: +4.2%	-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	37.5±4.7Lowest 6% below NY	39.7±8.9Highest about the NY average
	Granger and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.4%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5%	27.5%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5%
	Granger and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19%±7Lowest NY: 17.9%	19.1%±6.4Highest NY: 17.9%
	Granger and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16%Lowest NY: 40.2%	19.1%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±3.1Highest NY: 7%	2.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 7%
	Cleveland and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$77,857±$17kHighest 9% below NY	$66,875±$14kLowest 22% below NY
	Cleveland and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$123,600±$33kLowest 71% below NY	$125,000±$20kHighest 71% below NY
	Granger and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,163±$142Highest 28% below NY	$588±$492Lowest 64% below NY
	Cleveland and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,344Highest 49% below NY	$2,754Lowest 58% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	47.4%±41.6Lowest NY: 52.1%	61.9%±89.3Highest NY: 52.1%
	Granger and Cleveland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	12.4%Lowest NY: 14%	13.5%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.7%Highest NY: 54.3%	82.5%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY	1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	39 minHighest 21% above NY	31 minLowest 5% below NY
Work from home	12.7%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9%	7.7%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Cleveland and Granger 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.