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Pierrepont vs Catlin vs Worcester

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pierrepont has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Catlin has the most expensive homes ($176k median).
Worcester has the most people working from home (8.4%).

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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.

MeasurePierrepontCatlinWorcester
People
Population
2,521Highest
2,518
2,149Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.5%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-2.9%
NY: +4.2%
-4.9%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
42.4±4.7
7% above NY
42±5.3Lowest
6% above NY
43.2±6.9Highest
9% above NY
Worcester and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23%±5.4
NY: 20.5%
24.5%±4.6Highest
NY: 20.5%
20.3%±3.3Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Catlin and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.3%±5Highest
NY: 17.9%
16.7%±3.7Lowest
NY: 17.9%
17.4%±2.6
NY: 17.9%
Pierrepont and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.1%
NY: 40.2%
33.4%Highest
NY: 40.2%
26.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.8%±2.2
NY: 7%
2.6%±1.9Lowest
NY: 7%
6.5%±5.5Highest
NY: 7%
Worcester and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$92,500±$19kHighest
8% above NY
$80,956±$20k
6% below NY
$69,886±$23kLowest
19% below NY
Pierrepont and Catlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$131,300±$26kLowest
69% below NY
$176,400±$17kHighest
58% below NY
$155,300±$43k
63% below NY
Catlin and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$290
31% below NY
$1,132±$195Highest
30% below NY
$736±$327Lowest
55% below NY
Catlin and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,898
56% below NY
$3,919Highest
40% below NY
$2,602Lowest
60% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
13.9%±41.1Lowest
NY: 52.1%
63.2%±27.5
NY: 52.1%
91.8%±41.9Highest
NY: 52.1%
Worcester and Catlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
4.8%Lowest
NY: 14%
8.9%
NY: 14%
21.7%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.7%Highest
NY: 54.3%
89.2%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
90.7%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
17 yrs newer than NY
1975
16 yrs newer than NY
1938Lowest
21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
27% below NY
24 min
26% below NY
26 minHighest
19% below NY
Work from home
4.4%±3.2Lowest
NY: 14.9%
5.1%±3.1
NY: 14.9%
8.4%±4.6Highest
NY: 14.9%
Worcester and Catlin 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.