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Newcomb vs Plainfield vs Long Lake
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).
Plainfield has the most affordable homes ($155k median).
Long Lake has the shortest commute (14 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.
| Measure | Newcomb | Plainfield | Long Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 490Lowest |
1,016Highest |
875 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+11.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.1±10.1Highest 48% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
54.5±6.8 37% above NY |
| Newcomb and Long Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.4%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Plainfield and Long Lake 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% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.8%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Long Lake 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% |
28.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
46.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±5 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
5.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$70,673±$6kLowest 18% below NY |
$71,731±$7k 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,800±$47k 40% below NY |
$155,100±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$279,200±$17kHighest 34% below NY |
| Long Lake and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$823±$102Highest 49% below NY |
| Long Lake and Plainfield 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 |
$2,667Highest 59% below NY |
$2,568 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5 NY: 52.1% |
43.6%±40.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Long Lake and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
11.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
82.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 48% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
14 minLowest 57% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
11%±5.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Plainfield and Long Lake 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.