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Decatur vs Worcester vs Piercefield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Decatur has the most expensive homes ($174k median).
Worcester has the most people working from home (10.5%).
Piercefield has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Decatur | Worcester | Piercefield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 328 |
1,032Highest |
311Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -11.4% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 55.3±7.6Highest 39% above NY |
35±13.3Lowest 12% below NY |
55.2±24.4 39% above NY |
| Decatur and Piercefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
24.9%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.1%±8.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Worcester and Decatur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±6.1 NY: 17.9% |
15.7%±6.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29.3%±8.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Piercefield and Decatur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.8% NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±5 NY: 7% |
8.1%±9.4Highest NY: 7% |
0%±6.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Worcester and Decatur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,375±$19k 19% below NY |
$64,474±$30kLowest 25% below NY |
$89,191±$13kHighest 4% above NY |
| Piercefield and Decatur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,500±$40kHighest 59% below NY |
$145,700±$40kLowest 66% below NY |
$153,100±$48k 64% below NY |
| Decatur and Piercefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $765±$109 53% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,404Highest 48% below NY |
$1,498Lowest 77% below NY |
$2,367 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
71.4%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Worcester and Piercefield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Lowest NY: 14% |
35.9%Highest NY: 14% |
8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93% NY: 54.3% |
86.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1942 17 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 6% above NY |
33 min about the NY average |
22 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±8.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Worcester and Decatur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.