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Kortright vs Wright vs Bloomville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kortright has the most people working from home (13%).
Wright has the most expensive homes ($242k median).
Bloomville has the youngest population (median age 30.9).
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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 | Kortright | Wright | Bloomville |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 1,627 |
1,739Highest |
289Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 53.4±5.2Highest 34% above NY |
51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
30.9±4.7Lowest 22% below NY |
| Kortright and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
18%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bloomville and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
3.1%±14.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Kortright and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±5 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
14.2%±22.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Bloomville and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,729±$22kLowest 6% below NY |
$86,250±$13k about the NY average |
$87,917±$11kHighest about the NY average |
| Bloomville and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,000±$17k 49% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$187,500±$155kLowest 56% below NY |
| Wright and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$67Lowest 49% below NY |
$953±$79Highest 41% below NY |
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| Wright and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,945 55% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$1,462Lowest 78% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.6%±74.2 NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wright and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7% NY: 14% |
0%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6% NY: 54.3% |
66.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1983 24 yrs newer than NY |
2001Highest 42 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 26% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 13%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Kortright and Wright 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.