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Freetown vs Cameron vs Virgil
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Freetown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Cameron has the most kids (37.3% under 18).
Virgil has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
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 | Freetown | Cameron | Virgil |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 911Lowest |
1,049 |
2,525Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 32.5±10.3Lowest 18% below NY |
32.5±6Lowest 18% below NY |
44.8±2.5Highest 13% above NY |
| Virgil and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25%±6.2 NY: 20.5% |
37.3%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 9%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
11.4%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
17%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.2% NY: 40.2% |
14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±2.4 NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Virgil and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,386±$29k 27% below NY |
$59,125±$17kLowest 31% below NY |
$91,094±$21kHighest 6% above NY |
| Virgil and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,800±$26k 67% below NY |
$115,800±$37kLowest 73% below NY |
$244,600±$32kHighest 42% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,219±$377Highest 25% below NY |
$975±$733Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,208±$159 25% below NY |
| Freetown and Virgil are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,894 41% below NY |
$2,735Lowest 58% below NY |
$4,188Highest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
8.9%±19.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6% NY: 14% |
38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
7.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 4% above NY |
33 min about the NY average |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Virgil and Freetown 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.