What stands out worked out from the figures below

Mongaup Valley has the most people working from home (29.8%).

Thompson has the youngest population (median age 40.4).

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	Thompson
People
Population	235Lowest	16,714Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+8.1% NY: +4.2%
Median age	54.3±4.9Highest 36% above NY	40.4±3.9Lowest about the NY average
Kids under 18	19.1%±21.6Lowest NY: 20.5%	22.3%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5%
	Thompson and Mongaup Valley 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%	20.1%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9%
	Thompson 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%Highest NY: 40.2%	25.4%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±8.4Lowest NY: 7%	4.5%±1.4Highest NY: 7%
	Thompson 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	$65,021±$10kLowest 24% below NY
	Mongaup Valley and Thompson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$229,000±$19k 46% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,126±$109 31% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly	—	$5,079 23% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±96.6Lowest NY: 52.1%	49.9%±9.2Highest NY: 52.1%
	Thompson 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%	21.6%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	61.6%Highest NY: 54.3%	46.4%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY	1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	—	25 min 24% below NY
Work from home	29.8%±24.9Highest NY: 14.9%	8%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Mongaup Valley and Thompson 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	—	#452 of 484 in NY
School district	—	MONTICELLO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	—	MONTICELLO HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school	—	10.5
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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.