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Parc vs Cold Brook 126 miles apart. The biggest differences: household income (6.4× in Cold Brook) and homeowners (+71.1 pts renters in Parc).
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Parc, NY A regional job hub New York · 98 people
Where each one shines Two towns, two different strengths What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.
The biggest differences Where they part ways The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.
★ What stands out · Life in each Cold Brook gets 114 more inches of snow a year The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.
Outdoors & history
A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.
Where they are 126 miles apart Straight-line miles between town centers.
Parc ↔ Cold Brook 126 miles apart
Everything, side by side What matters to you? Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
Raising kids Affordability Owning a home Short commute Working from home Younger crowd Settled, older crowd Growing town Outdoorsy Walkable streets
Population
98 Lowest 164 Highest
Median age
27.2 ±4.9 Lowest 32% below NY 41.3 ±6.5 Highest 4% above NY
Kids under 18
15.3% ±40.5 Lowest NY: 20.5% 23.2% ±17.6 Highest NY: 20.5%
Age 65+
14.3% ±44.5 Lowest NY: 17.9% 15.9% ±20.3 Highest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
7.5% Lowest NY: 40.2% 15.8% Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
40.8% ±6.6 Highest NY: 7% 1.2% ±8.7 Lowest NY: 7%
Household incomemedian
$16,250 ±$11k Lowest 81% below NY $104,444 ±$51k Highest 21% above NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
— $150,000 ±$62k 65% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$631 ±$438 61% below NY —
Property taxmedian, yearly
— $2,115 68% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50% ±32.5 Highest NY: 52.1% 0% ±100 Lowest NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line
45.3% Highest NY: 14% 11% Lowest NY: 14%
Homeownersof occupied homes
0% Lowest NY: 54.3% 71.1% Highest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
2014 Highest 55 yrs newer than NY 1938 Lowest 21 yrs older than NY
Average commuteone way
— 37 min 14% above NY
Work from home
0% ±70 Lowest NY: 14.9% 4% ±4.8 Highest NY: 14.9%
Work in townworking residents
2.9% Highest 0% Lowest
Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line
3.3 mi Lowest 17.8 mi Highest
Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub
8.52 Highest 0.00 Lowest
Top workplaceoutside town
Plattsburgh (30%) Deerfield (10%)
Between these townsresidents who work in the others
Few work in Cold Brook Few work in Parc
Conserved landshare of the town
0% Lowest 1.8% Highest
Trailsmapped miles
2.2 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Trail densitymiles per sq mi
1.8 mi Highest 0.0 mi Lowest
Parks & preservesnamed on the map
0 0
Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure
16.4 Highest 6.9 Lowest
“±” Census margin of error ACS 2020–2024
Deciding? Ask the people who live there The numbers stop at the town line. Neighbors can tell you about the commute at 7am, the schools, the winters and the feel of the place.
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Bordering Parc Towns like Parc Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.
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