What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pharsalia has the highest household income ($77k).

Pitcher has the most people working from home (12.1%).

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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.

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Measure	Pharsalia	Pitcher
People
Population	563Lowest	576Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-13%Highest NY: +4.2%	-16.9%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	44.9±11.7Lowest 13% above NY	51.8±12.7Highest 30% above NY
	Pitcher and Pharsalia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.5%±9.5Highest NY: 20.5%	22.4%±6.5Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Pharsalia and Pitcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	16.9%±4Lowest NY: 17.9%	25.7%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	15.2%Highest NY: 40.2%	14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.7%±2Lowest NY: 7%	3.5%±3.2Highest NY: 7%
	Pitcher and Pharsalia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$77,083±$10kHighest 10% below NY	$56,667±$24kLowest 34% below NY
	Pharsalia and Pitcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$126,400±$21kHighest 70% below NY	$116,000±$27kLowest 73% below NY
	Pharsalia and Pitcher are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$913±$521Lowest 44% below NY	$953±$63Highest 41% below NY
	Pitcher and Pharsalia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,925Highest 71% below NY	$1,806Lowest 73% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	29.4%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%	35.3%±34.1Highest NY: 52.1%
	Pitcher and Pharsalia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.4%Lowest NY: 14%	13.3%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.8%Highest NY: 54.3%	77.8%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY	1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minLowest 9% below NY	36 minHighest 9% above NY
Work from home	3.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9%	12.1%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9%
	Pitcher and Pharsalia 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.