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Minerva vs Summit 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 people working from home (11.6%).
Summit has the most kids (17.7% under 18).
Bellmont has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Summit | Bellmont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 836Lowest |
976 |
1,167Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.6% NY: +4.2% |
-7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.2±5.7Highest 41% above NY |
55.7±7.3 40% above NY |
54.6±2.7Lowest 37% above NY |
| Minerva and Summit 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% |
17.7%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Summit and Bellmont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.8%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
37.7%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
28.2%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Summit and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.4% NY: 40.2% |
28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
1%±0.7 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,303±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$74,375±$26kHighest 13% below NY |
$70,250±$11k 18% below NY |
| Summit 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 |
$150,000±$29k 65% below NY |
$127,600±$20kLowest 70% below NY |
| Minerva and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $784±$102Lowest 52% below NY |
— | $1,131±$319Highest 30% below NY |
| Bellmont and Minerva 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 |
$2,230 66% below NY |
$2,156Lowest 67% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±74.4 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.6%±22.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bellmont and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NY: 14% |
3.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88% NY: 54.3% |
92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% below NY |
34 minHighest 3% above NY |
25 minLowest 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.6%±7.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Minerva and Summit 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.