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Freedom vs Eagle vs West Turin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freedom has the most expensive homes ($177k median).
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
West Turin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11%).
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 | Freedom | Eagle | West Turin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,483Highest |
1,231Lowest |
1,733 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.2±7Highest 9% above NY |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
42.2±4.7 6% above NY |
| Freedom and West Turin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
25.4%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and West Turin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
25.5%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5% NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4 NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Freedom and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,646±$24kHighest 14% below NY |
$72,778±$19k 15% below NY |
$69,338±$12kLowest 19% below NY |
| Freedom and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,900±$19kHighest 58% below NY |
$148,900±$41kLowest 65% below NY |
$149,400±$19k 65% below NY |
| Freedom and West Turin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
$736±$101Highest 55% below NY |
$665±$94 59% below NY |
| Eagle and West Turin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,443Highest 48% below NY |
$2,753 58% below NY |
$2,338Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.1%±32.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
40%±23 NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and West Turin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
13.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
7%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and West Turin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.