What stands out worked out from the figures below

German has the highest household income ($68k).

Millport has the most people working from home (9.7%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	German	Millport
People
Population	274Highest	243Lowest
Median age	53.8±5.8Lowest 35% above NY	54.7±20.1Highest 37% above NY
	Millport and German are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	15.3%±6.4Lowest NY: 20.5%	21.4%±1.9Highest NY: 20.5%
	Millport and German are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	27.7%±7.5Lowest NY: 17.9%	32.5%±21.5Highest NY: 17.9%
	Millport and German are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.2%Highest NY: 40.2%	8.3%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.6%±2.6Highest NY: 7%	0.4%±6Lowest NY: 7%
	German and Millport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$67,813±$11kHighest 21% below NY	$45,500±$5kLowest 47% below NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$112,500±$15kHighest 73% below NY	$103,800±$33kLowest 76% below NY
	German and Millport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$817±$260Lowest 50% below NY	$1,833±$2kHighest 13% above NY
	Millport and German are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,844Lowest 72% below NY	$3,030Highest 54% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	14.3%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%	50%±100Highest NY: 52.1%
	Millport and German are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	12.2%Highest NY: 14%	11.9%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	84.9%Highest NY: 54.3%	82.1%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	43 minHighest 31% above NY	22 minLowest 32% below NY
Work from home	6.4%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9%	9.7%±11.7Highest NY: 14.9%
	Millport and German 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.