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Guilford vs Springwater vs Butternuts
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Guilford has the most affordable homes ($121k median).
Springwater has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
Butternuts has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Guilford | Springwater | Butternuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,696Highest |
2,503 |
1,743Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.3% NY: +4.2% |
-6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±9.7 16% above NY |
45.6±4.1Lowest 15% above NY |
48.1±12.7Highest 21% above NY |
| Butternuts and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±4.9 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Springwater and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.3%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3% NY: 40.2% |
34.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±3.9 NY: 7% |
5.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Butternuts and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,681±$10kLowest 14% below NY |
$84,670±$16k about the NY average |
$90,313±$19kHighest 5% above NY |
| Butternuts and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $121,400±$26kLowest 71% below NY |
$147,500±$17k 65% below NY |
$209,100±$25kHighest 51% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,285±$579Highest 21% below NY |
$1,063±$438Lowest 34% below NY |
$1,159±$229 29% below NY |
| Guilford and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,911 56% below NY |
$3,579Highest 46% below NY |
$2,822Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.3%±31.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
74.8%±22Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±46.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Springwater and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.7%Highest NY: 14% |
5.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.8% NY: 54.3% |
94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 14% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
31 min 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.6%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±4.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Butternuts and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.