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Kiantone vs Busti vs Carroll
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kiantone has the most kids (33.7% under 18).
Busti has the most people working from home (9.5%).
Carroll has the most affordable homes ($144k 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 | Kiantone | Busti | Carroll |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,865Lowest |
7,452Highest |
3,417 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.6% NY: +4.2% |
-1.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.2±9.6Lowest 4% below NY |
46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
46.5±7.6 17% above NY |
| Busti and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 33.7%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.2%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±5.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Busti and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.5% NY: 40.2% |
16.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Busti and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$17kHighest 6% below NY |
$67,292±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$77,321±$8k 10% below NY |
| Kiantone and Carroll are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $163,800±$14k 61% below NY |
$164,600±$12kHighest 61% below NY |
$143,900±$21kLowest 66% below NY |
| Busti and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$666 41% below NY |
$1,085±$106Highest 33% below NY |
$690±$221Lowest 57% below NY |
| Busti and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,461 47% below NY |
$3,876Highest 41% below NY |
$3,076Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±36.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
55.5%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±22.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Kiantone and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2% NY: 14% |
14.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1967 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 38% below NY |
21 minHighest 35% below NY |
20 minLowest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.7%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Busti and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #173 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | FREWSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | FREWSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.