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New Berlin vs Proctor vs Butternuts
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Berlin has the most kids (24.7% under 18).
Proctor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
Butternuts has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | New Berlin | Proctor | Butternuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,639Highest |
1,586Lowest |
1,743 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -6.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.7±10.7Lowest 12% above U.S. |
47.3±8.9 22% above U.S. |
48.1±12.7Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Butternuts and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.2%±5 U.S.: 22% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| New Berlin and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.3%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Butternuts and New Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
5.8%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Butternuts and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,159±$11kLowest 23% below U.S. |
$75,060±$12k 7% below U.S. |
$90,313±$19kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Butternuts and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,500±$21kLowest 57% below U.S. |
$206,000±$20k 38% below U.S. |
$209,100±$25kHighest 37% below U.S. |
| Butternuts and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $715±$149Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$1,059±$200 25% below U.S. |
$1,159±$229Highest 18% below U.S. |
| Butternuts and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,315 6% above U.S. |
$3,944Highest 26% above U.S. |
$2,822Lowest 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.6%±13.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
39.4%±15.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±46.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Butternuts and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953 27 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
22 min 16% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 16% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.6%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10%±5 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.9%±4.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Butternuts and Proctor 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 | #473 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | UNADILLA VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | UNADILLA VALLEY SECONDARY SCHOOL | — | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1Highest |
— | 7.8Lowest |
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U.S. 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.