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Hope vs Plainfield vs Roseboom
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hope has the most expensive homes ($211k median).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 34.5).
Roseboom has the most people working from home (15.7%).
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 | Hope | Plainfield | Roseboom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 587Lowest |
1,016Highest |
630 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.5Highest 26% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
50±8 26% above NY |
| Hope and Roseboom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±0.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±10.2 NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.4%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Roseboom and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
8.1%±4.4 NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Roseboom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,188±$13k 16% below NY |
$70,673±$6kLowest 18% below NY |
$77,583±$8kHighest 10% below NY |
| Roseboom and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $211,300±$106kHighest 50% below NY |
$155,100±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$166,700±$16k 61% below NY |
| Hope and Roseboom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$217 24% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,536±$916Highest 5% below NY |
| Roseboom and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,551Lowest 61% below NY |
$2,667Highest 59% below NY |
$2,567 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±98.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5 NY: 52.1% |
15.4%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hope and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
4.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3% NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 13% below NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.6%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
15.7%±9.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Roseboom and Plainfield 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.