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Northport vs Centerport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northport has the most renters (14.1% rent).
Centerport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Northport | Centerport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,322Highest |
6,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.6±3.5Highest 30% above NY |
49.2±3.5Lowest 24% above NY |
| Northport and Centerport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Centerport and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
70.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Centerport and Northport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $146,921±$26kLowest 71% above NY |
$195,357±$16kHighest 127% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $745,300±$53kHighest 76% above NY |
$740,200±$41kLowest 75% above NY |
| Northport and Centerport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,209±$544Lowest 36% above NY |
$3,501Highest 116% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+ at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±14.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.7%±39.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Northport and Centerport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
3.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
96.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1957 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minLowest 4% above NY |
36 minHighest 10% above NY |
| Work from home | 18.1%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Centerport and Northport 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.