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Edinburg vs Providence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edinburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.8%).
Providence has the most people working from home (5.7%).
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 | Edinburg | Providence |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,337Lowest |
1,971Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.8±2.2Highest 43% above NY |
48.9±5.2Lowest 23% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 34.3%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Providence and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $70,481±$10kLowest 18% below NY |
$92,574±$16kHighest 8% above NY |
| Providence and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,100±$60kHighest 27% below NY |
$270,500±$25kLowest 36% below NY |
| Edinburg and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$481Lowest 31% below NY |
$1,449±$383Highest 11% below NY |
| Providence and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,700Lowest 74% below NY |
$3,275Highest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±37.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±50.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Edinburg and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.8%Highest NY: 14% |
11.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1993Highest 34 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 22% above NY |
32 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 3.5%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±2.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Providence and Edinburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | EDINBURG COMMON SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.