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Newcomb vs Sunset Bay vs Bleecker
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).
Sunset Bay has the most people working from home (29.7%).
Bleecker has the most affordable homes ($221k median).
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 | Sunset Bay | Bleecker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 490 |
384Lowest |
563Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -28.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.1±10.1Lowest 48% above NY |
66.5±2.2Highest 67% above NY |
59.7±2.9 50% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 9.4%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
3.4%±11.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
8.9%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Newcomb and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±6.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
57.8%±17.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
34.5%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
31.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
0%±5.2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$66,731±$47kLowest 22% below NY |
$74,732±$21k 13% 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±$47kHighest 40% below NY |
$245,000±$33k 42% below NY |
$221,100±$61kLowest 48% below NY |
| Newcomb and Sunset Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $950±$286 41% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
$4,629Highest 30% below NY |
$3,893 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
— | 11.1%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Bleecker and Newcomb 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% |
13.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.4% NY: 54.3% |
83.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
— | 30 minHighest 9% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±7.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
29.7%±27Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±6.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Sunset Bay and Bleecker 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.