What stands out worked out from the figures below

Leicester has the highest household income ($87k).

Argyle has the most people working from home (5.6%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Leicester	Argyle
People
Population	499Highest	355Lowest
Median age	38.4±13.8Lowest 4% below NY	39.7±13.5Highest about the NY average
	Argyle and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	25.3%±11Lowest NY: 20.5%	29.6%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5%
	Argyle and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.6%±7.9Highest NY: 17.9%	18.3%±10.2Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Leicester and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.4%Highest NY: 40.2%	26.7%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	7.2%±4.5Highest NY: 7%	3.9%±5.5Lowest NY: 7%
	Leicester and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$86,667±$20kHighest about the NY average	$68,036±$11kLowest 21% below NY
	Leicester and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$146,500±$14kLowest 65% below NY	$158,300±$19kHighest 63% below NY
	Argyle and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$967±$539Highest 40% below NY	$738±$394Lowest 54% below NY
	Leicester and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,548Highest 46% below NY	$2,938Lowest 55% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	18.8%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%	76.5%±100Highest NY: 52.1%
	Argyle and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.7%Lowest NY: 14%	12.1%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	89.8%Highest NY: 54.3%	85.2%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	21 minLowest 36% below NY	27 minHighest 19% below NY
Work from home	3.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9%	5.6%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9%
	Argyle and Leicester 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	—	#343 of 484 in NY
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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.