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Floyd vs Steuben vs Whitestown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Floyd has the highest household income ($98k).
Steuben has the most people working from home (20.1%).
Whitestown has the most renters (28.9% rent).

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.

MeasureFloydSteubenWhitestown
People
Population
3,702
828Lowest
17,908Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.3%
NY: +4.2%
-1.7%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-2.9%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
42±7Highest
6% above NY
40.3±7.1Lowest
about the NY average
41.1±2.4
3% above NY
Floyd and Whitestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
25.2%±5.7
NY: 20.5%
27.2%±3.9Highest
NY: 20.5%
20.5%±2.3Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Steuben and Floyd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.3%±4.3Lowest
NY: 17.9%
24.5%±3.6Highest
NY: 17.9%
21.1%±2.2
NY: 17.9%
Steuben and Whitestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
23.1%
NY: 40.2%
21%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
34.8%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.1%±2.6Highest
NY: 7%
1.4%±1.1Lowest
NY: 7%
3.9%±0.9
NY: 7%
Floyd and Whitestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$98,297±$4kHighest
14% above NY
$66,181±$15kLowest
23% below NY
$80,168±$7k
7% below NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$204,200±$24kHighest
52% below NY
$151,600±$22kLowest
64% below NY
$190,300±$12k
55% below NY
Floyd and Whitestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,127±$206Highest
30% below NY
$850±$204Lowest
48% below NY
$949±$32
41% below NY
Floyd and Whitestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,973
40% below NY
$2,641Lowest
60% below NY
$4,221Highest
36% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.2%±24.8Highest
NY: 52.1%
29.8%±59.9Lowest
NY: 52.1%
43.7%±9.9
NY: 52.1%
Floyd and Whitestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
13%Highest
NY: 14%
11.6%
NY: 14%
10.4%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81%
NY: 54.3%
85%Highest
NY: 54.3%
71.1%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969
10 yrs newer than NY
1984Highest
25 yrs newer than NY
1956Lowest
3 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 min
41% below NY
28 minHighest
16% below NY
17 minLowest
48% below NY
Work from home
12.8%±6.2
NY: 14.9%
20.1%±6.8Highest
NY: 14.9%
9%±2.7Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Steuben and Floyd 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 — — #202 of 484 in NY
School district HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — ORISKANY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town None in town — ORISKANY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — —
7.6
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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.