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Colesville vs Gaines
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colesville has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
Gaines has the most people working from home (13.6%).
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 | Colesville | Gaines |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,797Highest |
3,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.2±6.3Lowest 7% below NY |
45.5±4.4Highest 14% above NY |
| Gaines and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.1%±6.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Gaines and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
14.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,317±$14kHighest 29% below NY |
$56,582±$8kLowest 34% below NY |
| Colesville and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,800±$18kHighest 68% below NY |
$125,800±$19kLowest 70% below NY |
| Colesville and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,312±$790Highest 19% below NY |
$922±$72Lowest 43% below NY |
| Colesville and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,638Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,157Highest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 81.7%±96.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
18.4%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Colesville and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #442 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.