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Delhi vs Bovina
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Delhi has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Bovina has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
Delhi is a college town. 35.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Delhi | Bovina |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,153Highest |
683Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 24.6±5.5Lowest 38% below NY |
52±9Highest 31% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.8%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bovina and Delhi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
48.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 35.9%±3Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,043±$6kLowest 27% below NY |
$83,083±$8kHighest 3% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,300±$27kLowest 53% below NY |
$356,300±$32kHighest 16% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$75Highest 42% below NY |
$921±$107Lowest 43% below NY |
| Delhi and Bovina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,533Lowest 46% below NY |
$4,783Highest 27% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±99.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bovina and Delhi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest NY: 14% |
9.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 55% below NY |
21 minHighest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
32.4%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #222 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DELAWARE ACADEMY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT DELHI | — |
| High school in town | DELAWARE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.