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Forestport vs North Harmony vs Butternuts
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 people working from home (15%).
North Harmony has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Butternuts has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | North Harmony | Butternuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,693Lowest |
1,881Highest |
1,743 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49±10.4 23% above NY |
50.2±6Highest 26% above NY |
48.1±12.7Lowest 21% above NY |
| North Harmony and Forestport 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% |
21.3%±5.7 NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Forestport and North Harmony 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% |
26.9%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.3%±2.5 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
1%±0.7 NY: 7% |
5.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,813±$17k 15% below NY |
$71,250±$8kLowest 17% below NY |
$90,313±$19kHighest 5% above 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 |
$204,000±$22kLowest 52% below NY |
$209,100±$25k 51% 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 |
$793±$79 51% below NY |
$1,159±$229Highest 29% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,435Lowest 63% below NY |
$2,899Highest 56% below NY |
$2,822 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.2%±41.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±18.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±46.1 NY: 52.1% |
| North Harmony and Butternuts 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% |
6.9%Highest NY: 14% |
5.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% NY: 54.3% |
88.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 6% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
31 minHighest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 15%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±4.5 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 |
| High school in town | — | — | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| 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.