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Norfolk vs Gaines
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norfolk has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
Gaines has the most people working from home (13.6%).
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 | Norfolk | Gaines |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,402Highest |
3,216Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.6±4.1Lowest 12% above NY |
45.5±4.4Highest 14% above NY |
| Gaines and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Norfolk and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.9%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Gaines and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
8.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Gaines and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,500±$13kHighest 21% below NY |
$56,582±$8kLowest 34% below NY |
| Norfolk and Gaines are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $105,800±$20kLowest 75% below NY |
$125,800±$19kHighest 70% below NY |
| Gaines and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$118Lowest 51% below NY |
$922±$72Highest 43% below NY |
| Gaines and Norfolk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,270Lowest 66% below NY |
$3,157Highest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.8%±20.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
18.4%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 25% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 1.1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #462 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NORWOOD-NORFOLK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | NORWOOD-NORFOLK SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.