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Forestburgh vs Mamakating vs Bovina
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Forestburgh has the highest household income ($133k).
Mamakating has the youngest population (median age 36).
Bovina has the most people working from home (32.4%).
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 | Forestburgh | Mamakating | Bovina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 789 |
12,728Highest |
683Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.9±4Highest 33% above NY |
36±3Lowest 10% below NY |
52±9 31% above NY |
| Forestburgh and Bovina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.8%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Mamakating and Bovina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.8%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
31%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Forestburgh and Bovina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 47% NY: 40.2% |
29.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
48.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Mamakating and Forestburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $133,438±$42kHighest 55% above NY |
$90,631±$10k 5% above NY |
$83,083±$8kLowest 3% below NY |
| Forestburgh and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,700±$46kHighest 14% below NY |
$246,800±$19kLowest 42% below NY |
$356,300±$32k 16% below NY |
| Forestburgh and Bovina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,767±$198Highest 9% above NY |
$1,484±$168 8% below NY |
$921±$107Lowest 43% below NY |
| Forestburgh and Mamakating are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,534Highest about the NY average |
$5,794 12% below NY |
$4,783Lowest 27% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±80.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±14.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±99.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Mamakating and Bovina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% below NY |
34 minHighest 4% above NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 23%±5.7 NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
32.4%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Bovina and Forestburgh 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 | — | #433 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.