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Pike vs Starkey vs Eagle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pike has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Starkey has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.6%).
Eagle has the most kids (26.1% under 18).
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 | Pike | Starkey | Eagle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 812Lowest |
3,381Highest |
1,231 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
41.3±2.5 4% above NY |
37.8±12.6Lowest 5% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17.6%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Eagle and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.1% NY: 40.2% |
16.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,250±$11k 17% below NY |
$55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
$72,778±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
| Eagle and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,100±$18kLowest 70% below NY |
$145,700±$17k 66% below NY |
$148,900±$41kHighest 65% below NY |
| Eagle and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$762Highest 50% below NY |
$744±$96 54% below NY |
$736±$101Lowest 55% below NY |
| Pike and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,947 55% below NY |
$3,412Highest 48% below NY |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
45%±14.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33 NY: 52.1% |
| Pike and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
14.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 33% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey and Eagle 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 | — | #358 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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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.