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Perth vs Floyd vs Mayfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Perth has the most expensive homes ($349k median).
Floyd has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Mayfield has the most affordable homes ($173k 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 | Perth | Floyd | Mayfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,541Lowest |
3,702 |
6,108Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.3% NY: +4.2% |
-5.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.3±4.3 9% above NY |
42±7Lowest 6% above NY |
49.2±4Highest 24% above NY |
| Mayfield and Perth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±7Highest NY: 20.5% |
25.2%±5.7 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Perth and Floyd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.8%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Mayfield and Floyd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.1% NY: 40.2% |
17.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9 NY: 7% |
5.1%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Floyd and Perth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,914±$18k 7% above NY |
$98,297±$4kHighest 14% above NY |
$72,074±$16kLowest 16% below NY |
| Floyd and Perth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $349,200±$74kHighest 18% below NY |
$204,200±$24k 52% below NY |
$173,000±$32kLowest 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$211Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,127±$206Highest 30% below NY |
$1,025±$141 37% below NY |
| Floyd and Mayfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,803Highest 27% below NY |
$3,973 40% below NY |
$2,957Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±43.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±24.8 NY: 52.1% |
31.9%±11.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Perth and Floyd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
13% NY: 14% |
15.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
19 minLowest 41% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 11%±6.8 NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Floyd and Perth 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 | #326 of 484 in NY | — | #357 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BROADALBIN-PERTH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | MAYFIELD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | MAYFIELD JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.