What stands out worked out from the figures below

Halcott has the most kids (32.6% under 18).

Inlet has the highest household income ($108k).

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	Halcott	Inlet
People
Population	337Highest	227Lowest
Median age	42.5±23.4Lowest 7% above NY	42.7±14.3Highest 7% above NY
	Inlet and Halcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	32.6%±26.4Highest NY: 20.5%	15%±16.6Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Halcott and Inlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.1%±12Highest NY: 17.9%	17.2%±13.5Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Halcott and Inlet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.8%Lowest NY: 40.2%	49%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 7%	3.1%±7.8Highest NY: 7%
	Inlet and Halcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$65,000±$27kLowest 24% below NY	$107,750±$28kHighest 25% above NY
	Inlet and Halcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$231,800±$105kLowest 45% below NY	$344,200±$53kHighest 19% below NY
	Inlet and Halcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,063±$135 34% below NY	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,912Lowest 56% below NY	$3,882Highest 41% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	38.1%±98.1Lowest NY: 52.1%	100%±100Highest NY: 52.1%
	Inlet and Halcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	20.1%Highest NY: 14%	4%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.5%Lowest NY: 54.3%	88.3%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY	1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	33 minHighest about the NY average	16 minLowest 51% below NY
Work from home	10.3%±10.6Highest NY: 14.9%	8.9%±8.1Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Halcott and Inlet 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.