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Edmeston vs Plainfield vs Burlington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edmeston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Plainfield has the highest household income ($71k).
Burlington has the oldest population (median age 50.3).
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 | Edmeston | Plainfield | Burlington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,130Highest |
1,016Lowest |
1,050 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8% NY: +4.2% |
-8.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.4±1.6 11% below NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
50.3±7Highest 26% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.3%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.2%±3 NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±2.4 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,639±$12k 21% below NY |
$70,673±$6kHighest 18% below NY |
$66,196±$12kLowest 23% below NY |
| Plainfield and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $147,400±$14kLowest 65% below NY |
$155,100±$17k 63% below NY |
$158,600±$17kHighest 63% below NY |
| Burlington and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $988±$295 39% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,025±$774Highest 37% below NY |
| Burlington and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,019Lowest 69% below NY |
$2,667 59% below NY |
$3,007Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±21.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5 NY: 52.1% |
86.4%±86.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Burlington and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
13% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
91.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 24% below NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 13.4%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Edmeston and Plainfield 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.