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Ohio vs Broome vs Day
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ohio has the most kids (9.9% under 18).
Broome has the most people working from home (14.6%).
Day has the most expensive homes ($224k 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 | Ohio | Broome | Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 980Highest |
773Lowest |
843 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.8±3.5 50% above NY |
55.2±3.7Lowest 39% above NY |
61.4±2.4Highest 54% above NY |
| Day and Ohio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 9.9%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
7.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
7.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ohio and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.6%±7.4 NY: 17.9% |
27%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
37.6%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Day and Ohio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.7% NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
7.1%±6.3Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Broome and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$13k 11% below NY |
$78,490±$12kHighest 9% below NY |
$57,727±$16kLowest 33% below NY |
| Broome and Ohio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $144,800±$80kLowest 66% below NY |
$179,200±$63k 58% below NY |
$224,400±$49kHighest 47% below NY |
| Day and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $838±$61Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,231±$254Highest 24% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,794Lowest 73% below NY |
$4,096Highest 38% below NY |
$2,765 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.5%±87.8 NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Day and Ohio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.4% NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
92.4% NY: 54.3% |
90.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 minHighest 27% above NY |
36 minLowest 11% above NY |
38 min 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 7%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.6%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.4%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Broome and Day 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.