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Hanover vs Jay vs Sunset Bay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most affordable homes ($142k median).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.8%).
Sunset Bay has the most people working from home (29.7%).
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.
| Measure | Hanover | Jay | Sunset Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,882Highest |
2,354 |
384Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2% NY: +4.2% |
-0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-28.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.6±5.5 27% above NY |
48.8±4.6Lowest 23% above NY |
66.5±2.2Highest 67% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
16%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
3.4%±11.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hanover and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.8 NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±4.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
57.8%±17.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.7 NY: 7% |
0%±5.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hanover and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,563±$9k 17% below NY |
$72,380±$19kHighest 16% below NY |
$66,731±$47kLowest 22% below NY |
| Jay and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$16kLowest 67% below NY |
$196,900±$22k 54% below NY |
$245,000±$33kHighest 42% below NY |
| Sunset Bay and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$105Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,272±$366Highest 22% below NY |
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| Jay and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,881Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,741 43% below NY |
$4,629Highest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±22.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±21.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
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| Hanover and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.4% NY: 54.3% |
89.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 19% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
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| Work from home | 11.5%±5.7 NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
29.7%±27Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sunset Bay and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #196 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AUSABLE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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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.