What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Laurens has the shortest commute (19 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	Cold Brook	Laurens
People
Population	164Highest	160Lowest
Median age	41.3±6.5Lowest 4% above NY	46±8.7Highest 16% above NY
	Laurens and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.2%±17.6Highest NY: 20.5%	16.9%±13.9Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Cold Brook and Laurens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	15.9%±20.3Highest NY: 17.9%	11.3%±18.4Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Cold Brook and Laurens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15.8%Lowest NY: 40.2%	26.9%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.2%±8.7Lowest NY: 7%	1.3%±9.1Highest NY: 7%
	Laurens 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	$104,444±$51kHighest 21% above NY	$74,583±$35kLowest 13% below NY
	Cold Brook and Laurens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$150,000±$62kHighest 65% below NY	$139,700±$13kLowest 67% below NY
	Cold Brook and Laurens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,000±$296 38% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,115Highest 68% below NY	$1,903Lowest 71% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%	29.2%±59.4Highest NY: 52.1%
	Laurens and Cold Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	11%Lowest NY: 14%	11.4%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.1%Highest NY: 54.3%	68.8%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	37 minHighest 14% above NY	19 minLowest 43% below NY
Work from home	4%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9%	5.5%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9%
	Laurens 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.