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Forestport vs Butternuts vs Jay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Forestport has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
Butternuts has the highest household income ($90k).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.8%).
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 | Forestport | Butternuts | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,693Lowest |
1,743 |
2,354Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49±10.4Highest 23% above NY |
48.1±12.7Lowest 21% above NY |
48.8±4.6 23% above NY |
| Forestport and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Forestport and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
27.3%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±4.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Forestport and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% NY: 40.2% |
34.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
5.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Butternuts and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,813±$17k 15% below NY |
$90,313±$19kHighest 5% above NY |
$72,380±$19kLowest 16% below NY |
| Butternuts and Forestport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,700±$28kHighest 48% below NY |
$209,100±$25k 51% below NY |
$196,900±$22kLowest 54% below NY |
| Forestport and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $621±$85Lowest 62% below NY |
$1,159±$229 29% below NY |
$1,272±$366Highest 22% below NY |
| Jay and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,435Lowest 63% below NY |
$2,822 57% below NY |
$3,741Highest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.2%±41.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±46.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±21.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Butternuts and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.5% NY: 14% |
6.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% NY: 54.3% |
94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 6% below NY |
31 minHighest 6% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 15%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Forestport and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.