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Fine vs Greig vs Bellmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fine has the most people working from home (13.7%).
Greig has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.7%).
Bellmont has the highest household income ($70k).
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 | Fine | Greig | Bellmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,284Highest |
1,004Lowest |
1,167 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.3±4.1Highest 41% above NY |
55±6.1 38% above NY |
54.6±2.7Lowest 37% above NY |
| Fine and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Fine and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.8%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.2%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Fine and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,861±$9k 30% below NY |
$58,000±$20kLowest 33% below NY |
$70,250±$11kHighest 18% below NY |
| Bellmont and Fine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,600±$17kLowest 80% below NY |
$172,700±$21kHighest 59% below NY |
$127,600±$20k 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,043±$106 36% below NY |
$936±$33Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,131±$319Highest 30% below NY |
| Bellmont and Fine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,828Lowest 72% below NY |
$2,720Highest 59% below NY |
$2,156 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.2%±56.1 NY: 52.1% |
71%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.6%±22.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Greig and Fine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
14.8% NY: 14% |
11.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.3% NY: 54.3% |
88.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 30% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
25 min 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.7%±9.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Fine and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | CLIFTON-FINE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 5.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.