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Duanesburg vs Wright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Duanesburg has the most people working from home (20%).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
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 | Duanesburg | Wright |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,083Highest |
1,739Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.9±4.1Lowest 8% above NY |
51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
| Wright and Duanesburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Duanesburg and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Duanesburg and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $95,378±$35kHighest 11% above NY |
$86,250±$13kLowest about the NY average |
| Duanesburg and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,100±$30kHighest 30% below NY |
$242,000±$36kLowest 43% below NY |
| Duanesburg and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $953±$79 41% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,716Lowest 28% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.5%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Duanesburg and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 8% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 20%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #132 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DUANESBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | DUANESBURG HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.4 |
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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.