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Freedom vs Riverside
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).
Riverside has the most people working from home (20.8%).
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 | Freedom | Riverside |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,483Highest |
624Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 43.2±7Highest 9% above NY |
31.8±14.1Lowest 20% below NY |
| Freedom and Riverside 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% |
37.7%±7.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 16.6%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.9%±7.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Freedom and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±3.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Freedom and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,646±$24kLowest 14% below NY |
$88,750±$26kHighest 3% above NY |
| Riverside and Freedom 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 |
$119,500±$16kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
$1,021±$188Highest 37% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,443Highest 48% below NY |
$2,023Lowest 69% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10.1%±32.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Riverside and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
20.8%±18.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Riverside and Freedom 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.