What stands out worked out from the figures below

Millport has the most people working from home (9.7%).

Prospect has the most homeowners (100%).

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	Millport	Prospect
People
Population	243Highest	218Lowest
Median age	54.7±20.1Highest 37% above NY	54.2±15.6Lowest 36% above NY
	Millport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5%	24.3%±17.1Highest NY: 20.5%
	Prospect and Millport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	32.5%±21.5Lowest NY: 17.9%	40.4%±19.7Highest NY: 17.9%
	Prospect and Millport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	8.3%Highest NY: 40.2%	2.4%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.4%±6Highest NY: 7%	0%±9.1Lowest NY: 7%
	Millport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$45,500±$5kLowest 47% below NY	$46,971±$27kHighest 45% below NY
	Prospect and Millport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$103,800±$33kHighest 76% below NY	$86,800±$34kLowest 80% below NY
	Millport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,833±$2k 13% above NY	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,030Highest 54% below NY	$1,635Lowest 75% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50%±100 NY: 52.1%	—
Below poverty line	11.9%Highest NY: 14%	0%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.1%Lowest NY: 54.3%	100%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938 21 yrs older than NY	1938 21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minHighest 32% below NY	22 minLowest 34% below NY
Work from home	9.7%±11.7Highest NY: 14.9%	0%±9.3Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Millport and Prospect 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.