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Hampton vs Brookfield vs Martinsburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($167k median).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Martinsburg has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Hampton | Brookfield | Martinsburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,145Lowest |
2,150Highest |
1,189 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.6% NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.1±14.7 8% above NY |
41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
44.4±5.7Highest 12% above NY |
| Martinsburg and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.9%±6.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
21%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Brookfield and Martinsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Martinsburg and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.8% NY: 40.2% |
17.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Hampton and Martinsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,796±$8k 14% below NY |
$69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
$85,313±$9kHighest about the NY average |
| Martinsburg and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,800±$10kHighest 61% below NY |
$152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
$162,200±$27k 62% below NY |
| Hampton and Martinsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,264±$375Highest 22% below NY |
$981±$75 39% below NY |
$772±$453Lowest 52% below NY |
| Hampton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,007 54% below NY |
$3,197Highest 51% below NY |
$2,567Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±25.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.9%±31.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Martinsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.5% NY: 14% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
5.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.4% NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 19% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
16 minLowest 50% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±8.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±9.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Brookfield and Martinsburg 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.