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Hume vs Madrid vs Granger
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 the most affordable homes ($111k median).
Madrid has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Granger has the most expensive homes ($125k median).
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 | Madrid | Granger |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,055Highest |
1,767 |
614Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+0.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±4.5Highest about the NY average |
36.4±6.8Lowest 9% below NY |
39.7±8.9 about the NY average |
| Hume and Granger 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% |
32.9%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
27.5%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Madrid and Granger 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% |
16.9%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±6.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Hume and Granger 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% |
26.7% NY: 40.2% |
19.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.8 NY: 7% |
| Hume and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,958±$14kHighest 20% below NY |
$64,083±$7kLowest 25% below NY |
$66,875±$14k 22% below NY |
| Hume and Granger 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 |
$122,100±$15k 71% below NY |
$125,000±$20kHighest 71% below NY |
| Granger and Madrid 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 |
$823±$65Highest 49% below NY |
$588±$492Lowest 64% below NY |
| Madrid and Hume are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,206Highest 51% below NY |
$2,993 55% below NY |
$2,754Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 21.4%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.2%±36.3 NY: 52.1% |
61.9%±89.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Granger and Madrid 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% |
26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
13.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% NY: 54.3% |
87%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 18% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.7%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Hume and Granger are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.5 |
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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.