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Coventry vs Bainbridge vs Colesville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Bainbridge has the most people working from home (8.5%).
Colesville has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
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 | Coventry | Bainbridge | Colesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
3,017 |
4,797Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
-7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
48.2±7.6 21% above NY |
37.2±6.3Lowest 7% below NY |
| Coventry and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
29.1%±6.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Colesville and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.2% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
9.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Colesville and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,281±$12kHighest 26% below NY |
$60,391±$8kLowest 30% below NY |
$61,317±$14k 29% below NY |
| Coventry and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25kLowest 69% below NY |
$150,500±$32kHighest 64% below NY |
$134,800±$18k 68% below NY |
| Bainbridge and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219 37% below NY |
$767±$237Lowest 53% below NY |
$1,312±$790Highest 19% below NY |
| Colesville and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,833 57% below NY |
$3,712Highest 44% below NY |
$2,638Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.1%±12 NY: 52.1% |
81.7%±96.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Colesville and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15% NY: 14% |
12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Bainbridge and Coventry 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 | — | #332 of 484 in NY | #442 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL | HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Highest |
8.8Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.