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Pembroke vs Alabama
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pembroke has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.7%).
Alabama has the most people working from home (5.2%).
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 | Pembroke | Alabama |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,218Highest |
1,831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.6±1.3Highest about the NY average |
34.8±4.2Lowest 13% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±8.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Alabama and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
9.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
6.7%±4.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Alabama and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,534±$14kHighest 6% above NY |
$81,833±$11kLowest 5% below NY |
| Pembroke and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $202,800±$22kHighest 52% below NY |
$145,600±$14kLowest 66% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $945±$34Highest 42% below NY |
$775±$141Lowest 52% below NY |
| Pembroke and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,222Highest 36% below NY |
$3,444Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
24.7%±6.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Pembroke and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Highest same as NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.2%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Alabama and Pembroke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #195 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PEMBROKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PEMBROKE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.