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Liberty vs Hilton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Liberty has the most expensive homes ($249k median).
Hilton has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | Liberty | Hilton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,358Highest |
5,968Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.5±3.6Highest 8% below NY |
35.4±4.5Lowest 11% below NY |
| Liberty and Hilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 28.5%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
30.1%±6.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Hilton and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Liberty and Hilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,047±$6kLowest 21% below NY |
$87,377±$14kHighest about the NY average |
| Hilton and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $248,500±$51kHighest 41% below NY |
$190,800±$15kLowest 55% below NY |
| Liberty and Hilton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $917±$71Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,262±$113Highest 22% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,882Highest 11% below NY |
$4,629Lowest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.5%±11.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55%±18.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hilton and Liberty are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
60.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 25% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.8%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Liberty and Hilton 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 | #379 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | LIBERTY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | LIBERTY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.