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Danielson vs Westhampton vs East Brooklyn

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Danielson has the most renters (47% rent).
Westhampton has the most people working from home (14.1%).
East Brooklyn has grown the fastest since 2010 (+34.6%).

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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.

MeasureDanielsonWesthamptonEast Brooklyn
People
Population
4,209Highest
1,552Lowest
2,377
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.9%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+34.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
34.5±3.6Lowest
11% below U.S.
49.3±4.9Highest
27% above U.S.
46.2±12.2
19% above U.S.
Westhampton and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±6.1
U.S.: 22%
18%±4.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20%±5.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
East Brooklyn and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
25.4%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15%±4.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
11.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
47%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
11.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
9.2%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Danielson and Westhampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$64,050±$15kLowest
21% below U.S.
$100,000±$7kHighest
24% above U.S.
$73,698±$29k
9% below U.S.
Westhampton and East Brooklyn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$224,600±$13kLowest
32% below U.S.
$413,200±$24kHighest
24% above U.S.
$295,400±$63k
11% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,235±$194
13% below U.S.
$1,304±$229Highest
8% below U.S.
$1,061±$474Lowest
25% below U.S.
Westhampton and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,009
29% above U.S.
$6,476Highest
108% above U.S.
$3,747Lowest
20% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.7%±17.1
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±53.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±35.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
East Brooklyn and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
21.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
53%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1969
11 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
8% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
25 minLowest
4% below U.S.
Work from home
6.6%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
14.1%±4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
1.9%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Westhampton and Danielson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Hampshire · Westhampton —
High school in town — Hampshire Regional High —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.0
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U.S. 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.