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Grove vs Burns vs Granger
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grove has the most homeowners (89.3%).
Burns has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Granger has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.5%).
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 | Grove | Burns | Granger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 539Lowest |
888Highest |
614 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.8% NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.9±7.5 about the NY average |
43.9±7.1Highest 10% above NY |
39.7±8.9Lowest about the NY average |
| Burns and Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.2%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
27.5%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Granger and Burns are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±6.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Burns and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±4Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Grove and Burns are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,000±$11kLowest 36% below NY |
$64,491±$6k 25% below NY |
$66,875±$14kHighest 22% below NY |
| Granger and Burns are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $109,200±$12k 74% below NY |
$100,800±$18kLowest 76% below NY |
$125,000±$20kHighest 71% below NY |
| Granger and Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$58 43% below NY |
$942±$139Highest 42% below NY |
$588±$492Lowest 64% below NY |
| Burns and Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,238Highest 51% below NY |
$2,783 58% below NY |
$2,754Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±100 NY: 52.1% |
37.9%±48.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
61.9%±89.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Granger and Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% NY: 14% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.7% NY: 54.3% |
82.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 6% above NY |
27 minLowest 16% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Granger and Grove 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.