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Newcomb vs Bleecker vs Kingston
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Bleecker has the most affordable homes ($221k median).
Kingston has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Newcomb | Bleecker | Kingston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 490Lowest |
563 |
945Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.1±10.1 48% above NY |
59.7±2.9Highest 50% above NY |
55.4±8.2Lowest 39% above NY |
| Bleecker and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.4%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
8.9%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
10.4%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Kingston and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±6.7 NY: 17.9% |
34.5%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±4.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bleecker and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% NY: 40.2% |
33.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.9 NY: 7% |
1.4%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$74,732±$21k 13% below NY |
$73,125±$35kLowest 15% below NY |
| Newcomb and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,800±$47k 40% below NY |
$221,100±$61kLowest 48% below NY |
$274,400±$14kHighest 35% below NY |
| Kingston and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$286Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,500±$379Highest 7% below NY |
| Kingston and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
$3,893 41% below NY |
$4,387Highest 33% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
11.1%±100 NY: 52.1% |
60%±58.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Kingston and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3% NY: 14% |
6%Highest NY: 14% |
1.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
30 minHighest 9% below NY |
22 min 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±6.5 NY: 14.9% |
26.9%±13.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Kingston and Bleecker 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 | — | — | #200 of 484 in NY |
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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.