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Cornwall vs Suffern vs Ballston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($445k median).
Suffern has the most renters (32.6% rent).
Ballston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+21%).
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 | Cornwall | Suffern | Ballston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 12,755Highest |
11,441Lowest |
12,433 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+6.7% NY: +4.2% |
+21%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±2.7 6% above NY |
40.7±3.5Lowest about the NY average |
42.6±2.1Highest 7% above NY |
| Ballston and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Suffern and Ballston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
19.3%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.6%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Suffern and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4% NY: 40.2% |
43.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
50.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
6.1%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Suffern and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $114,635±$11k 33% above NY |
$104,607±$14kLowest 22% above NY |
$116,161±$14kHighest 35% above NY |
| Ballston and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $444,800±$27kHighest 5% above NY |
$382,100±$30k 10% below NY |
$373,200±$16kLowest 12% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,803±$124 11% above NY |
$2,091±$179Highest 29% above NY |
$1,688±$220Lowest 4% above NY |
| Suffern and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$8,692 32% above NY |
$6,103Lowest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±11.6 NY: 52.1% |
47.3%±11.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
34.2%±9.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Suffern and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2% NY: 14% |
6.1%Highest NY: 14% |
4.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.2% NY: 54.3% |
67.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
29 min 12% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.1%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
12.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
19.3%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ballston and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #29 of 484 in NY | — | #33 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CORNWALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | BALLSTON SPA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CORNWALL CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | — | BALLSTON SPA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
— | 11.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.