What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mongaup Valley has the highest household income ($115k).

Hammondsport has the most homeowners (67.1%).

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	Mongaup Valley	Hammondsport
People
Population	235Lowest	506Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-11.8% NY: +4.2%
Median age	54.3±4.9Lowest 36% above NY	57.2±5.4Highest 44% above NY
	Hammondsport and Mongaup Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.1%±21.6Highest NY: 20.5%	14.6%±7.1Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Mongaup Valley and Hammondsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	14.9%±26.1Lowest NY: 17.9%	34.6%±8.2Highest NY: 17.9%
	Hammondsport and Mongaup Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	27.9%Lowest NY: 40.2%	34.8%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±8.4Lowest NY: 7%	1.2%±1.4Highest NY: 7%
	Hammondsport and Mongaup Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$115,111±$63kHighest 34% above NY	$70,341±$14kLowest 18% below NY
	Mongaup Valley and Hammondsport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$211,900±$29k 50% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$761±$129 53% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly	—	$3,804 42% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±96.6Lowest NY: 52.1%	48.4%±25.1Highest NY: 52.1%
	Hammondsport and Mongaup Valley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	0%Lowest NY: 14%	9.7%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	61.6%Lowest NY: 54.3%	67.1%Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	20 min 38% below NY
Work from home	29.8%±24.9Highest NY: 14.9%	21.6%±10.5Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Mongaup Valley and Hammondsport 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.