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Nanticoke vs Augusta vs Stockbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Nanticoke has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Augusta has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Stockbridge has the highest household income ($76k).
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 | Nanticoke | Augusta | Stockbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,683Lowest |
1,851 |
1,965Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.4% NY: +4.2% |
0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.5±6.4Lowest 4% above NY |
43.9±3.3Highest 10% above NY |
41.6±3.8 5% above NY |
| Augusta and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Nanticoke and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.3%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
16%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Nanticoke and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 NY: 7% |
3.8%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Stockbridge and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,432±$13k 19% below NY |
$57,852±$10kLowest 33% below NY |
$76,154±$12kHighest 11% below NY |
| Stockbridge and Nanticoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,100±$32kHighest 63% below NY |
$147,200±$33k 65% below NY |
$139,400±$15kLowest 67% below NY |
| Nanticoke and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $941±$314 42% below NY |
$806±$209Lowest 50% below NY |
$1,042±$88Highest 36% below NY |
| Stockbridge and Nanticoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,171Highest 52% below NY |
$3,062 53% below NY |
$2,951Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.4%±37.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.2%±17.2 NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±22.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Nanticoke and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.6% NY: 14% |
15.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77% NY: 54.3% |
75.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
27 minHighest 19% below NY |
26 min 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 5%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±7.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
5%±2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Augusta and Nanticoke 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.