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Narrowsburg vs Speculator

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Narrowsburg has the most people working from home (50.6%).
Speculator has the shortest commute (12 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.

MeasureNarrowsburgSpeculator
People
Population
482Highest
409Lowest
Median age
47.8±11.1Lowest
20% above NY
55.8±10.7Highest
40% above NY
Speculator and Narrowsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
10%±11Highest
NY: 20.5%
6.1%±4.5Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Narrowsburg and Speculator are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27%±12.9Lowest
NY: 17.9%
38.1%±18.7Highest
NY: 17.9%
Speculator and Narrowsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
65.4%Highest
NY: 40.2%
52.6%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8.7%±8.7Highest
NY: 7%
4.9%±4.1Lowest
NY: 7%
Narrowsburg and Speculator are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,083±$16kLowest
34% below NY
$63,864±$6kHighest
26% below NY
Speculator and Narrowsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$227,200±$13kLowest
46% below NY
$250,000±$91kHighest
41% below NY
Speculator and Narrowsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$855±$193Lowest
47% below NY
$1,042±$244Highest
36% below NY
Speculator and Narrowsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,721Highest
about the NY average
$3,208Lowest
51% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
21.9%±33.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
41.2%±34.1Highest
NY: 52.1%
Speculator and Narrowsburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.2%Lowest
NY: 14%
25.7%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71%Highest
NY: 54.3%
62.9%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1955Lowest
4 yrs older than NY
1975Highest
16 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
3% below NY
12 minLowest
65% below NY
Work from home
50.6%±17.8Highest
NY: 14.9%
19.1%±9.7Lowest
NY: 14.9%
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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.