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Huron vs Bethany vs Butler
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Huron has the most expensive homes ($233k median).
Bethany has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Butler has the most affordable homes ($90k 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 | Huron | Bethany | Butler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,240Highest |
1,754Lowest |
1,759 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.2±3.8 about the NY average |
38.8±3.9Lowest about the NY average |
47.6±11.1Highest 20% above NY |
| Butler and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±4.6 NY: 20.5% |
24.9%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Bethany and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.1%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
15.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.3%±7.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Butler and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.3% NY: 40.2% |
5.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.1%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Bethany and Butler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,000±$10kHighest 5% above NY |
$75,859±$16k 12% below NY |
$50,192±$24kLowest 42% below NY |
| Huron and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,000±$21kHighest 45% below NY |
$170,600±$14k 60% below NY |
$89,900±$17kLowest 79% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,233±$778Highest 24% below NY |
$887±$196 45% below NY |
$684±$203Lowest 58% below NY |
| Huron and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,145 37% below NY |
$4,205Highest 36% below NY |
$2,102Lowest 68% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.7%±50.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
40.3%±28.7 NY: 52.1% |
23.4%±18.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Huron and Bethany are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 24.1%Highest NY: 14% |
13%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1962Highest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Bethany and Huron 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.