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Jerusalem vs Centerville vs Pulteney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jerusalem has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Pulteney has the oldest population (median age 47.3).
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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 | Jerusalem | Centerville | Pulteney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,278Highest |
700Lowest |
1,072 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34±4.4 15% below NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
47.3±3.6Highest 19% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.7%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Pulteney and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 21.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±3.1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,780±$11kHighest about the NY average |
$83,000±$21k 3% below NY |
$68,906±$8kLowest 20% below NY |
| Jerusalem and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $320,900±$59kHighest 24% below NY |
$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
$222,600±$56k 47% below NY |
| Jerusalem and Pulteney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $870±$116 46% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$1,547±$1kHighest 5% below NY |
| Pulteney and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,523Highest 31% below NY |
$2,981 55% below NY |
$2,833Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.3%±43.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±54Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Jerusalem and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 25% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.9%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Jerusalem and Centerville 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.