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Johnstown vs Bleecker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Johnstown has the most kids (19.5% under 18).
Bleecker has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.3%).
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 | Johnstown | Bleecker |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,452Highest |
563Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±5.4Lowest 12% above NY |
59.7±2.9Highest 50% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
8.9%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
34.5%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.3%±3.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Johnstown and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $97,283±$20kHighest 13% above NY |
$74,732±$21kLowest 13% below NY |
| Johnstown and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,500±$18kLowest 54% below NY |
$221,100±$61kHighest 48% below NY |
| Bleecker and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,127±$46Highest 30% below NY |
$950±$286Lowest 41% below NY |
| Johnstown and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,603Lowest 45% below NY |
$3,893Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.7%±32.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
11.1%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Johnstown and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Highest NY: 14% |
6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 33% below NY |
30 minHighest 9% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.7%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Bleecker and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.