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Minerva vs Riverside vs Bellmont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minerva has the most expensive homes ($172k median).
Riverside has the most kids (37.7% under 18).
Bellmont has the most renters (15.8% rent).
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 | Minerva | Riverside | Bellmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 836 |
624Lowest |
1,167Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
— | -7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.2±5.7Highest 41% above NY |
31.8±14.1Lowest 20% below NY |
54.6±2.7 37% above NY |
| Minerva and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
37.7%±7.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 35.8%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.9%±7.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.2%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Minerva and Bellmont 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% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±3.9 NY: 7% |
1%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Minerva and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,303±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$88,750±$26kHighest 3% above NY |
$70,250±$11k 18% below NY |
| Riverside and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $171,800±$22kHighest 59% below NY |
$119,500±$16kLowest 72% below NY |
$127,600±$20k 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $784±$102Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,021±$188 37% below NY |
$1,131±$319Highest 30% below NY |
| Bellmont and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,608Highest 60% below NY |
$2,023Lowest 69% below NY |
$2,156 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±74.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.6%±22.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Riverside and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
11.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.2% NY: 54.3% |
84.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
25 min 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.6%±7.9 NY: 14.9% |
20.8%±18.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Riverside and Minerva 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.