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Coventry vs Bainbridge vs Oxford
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 highest household income ($63k).
Bainbridge has the most people working from home (8.5%).
Oxford has the most affordable homes ($119k median).
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 | Oxford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
3,017 |
3,546Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
-7.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
48.2±7.6Lowest 21% above NY |
51.2±5.9 29% above NY |
| Coventry and Oxford 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%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Bainbridge and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.9%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Oxford and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Bainbridge and Coventry 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 |
$61,168±$11k 29% below NY |
| Coventry and Oxford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25k 69% below NY |
$150,500±$32kHighest 64% below NY |
$119,400±$25kLowest 72% below NY |
| Bainbridge and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219Highest 37% below NY |
$767±$237Lowest 53% below NY |
$913±$113 44% below NY |
| Coventry and Oxford 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 |
$2,616Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.1%±12 NY: 52.1% |
73.1%±6.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 15% NY: 14% |
12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±3.1Lowest 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 | #445 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | OXFORD ACADEMY AND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL | OXFORD ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9Lowest |
10.3Highest |
| 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.