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Dryden vs Virgil
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dryden has the most people working from home (15.3%).
Virgil has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1%).
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 | Dryden | Virgil |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,604Highest |
2,525Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.5±2.6Lowest about the NY average |
44.8±2.5Highest 13% above NY |
| Virgil and Dryden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Virgil and Dryden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Dryden and Virgil are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 51.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
35.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 10.2%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
4.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,127±$4kLowest 6% below NY |
$91,094±$21kHighest 6% above NY |
| Virgil and Dryden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$15kLowest 43% below NY |
$244,600±$32kHighest 42% below NY |
| Virgil and Dryden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$90Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,208±$159Highest 25% below NY |
| Virgil and Dryden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,334Highest 4% below NY |
$4,188Lowest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.4%±8.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
8.9%±19.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 13.6%Highest NY: 14% |
7.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
27 minHighest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.3%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Dryden and Virgil 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 | #356 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DRYDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · GEORGE JUNIOR REPUBLIC UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | DRYDEN HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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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.