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Hume vs Eagle vs Portage
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hume has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Portage has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
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 | Hume | Eagle | Portage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,055Highest |
1,231 |
961Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3% NY: +4.2% |
-13.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±4.5Highest about the NY average |
37.8±12.6 5% below NY |
36.9±4.7Lowest 7% below NY |
| Hume and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9 NY: 20.5% |
29.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Portage and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hume and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hume and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$14kLowest 20% below NY |
$72,778±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
$70,556±$27k 18% below NY |
| Eagle and Portage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,600±$36kLowest 74% below NY |
$148,900±$41kHighest 65% below NY |
$145,600±$43k 66% below NY |
| Eagle and Portage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $811±$78 50% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
$1,040±$313Highest 36% below NY |
| Portage and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,206 51% below NY |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,395Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33 NY: 52.1% |
81.3%±42.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Portage and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
13.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Hume 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.