What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pinckney has the most expensive homes ($171k median).

Munnsville has the shortest commute (18 min average).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Pinckney	Munnsville
People
Population	285Lowest	369Highest
Median age	42.6±11.2Highest 7% above NY	40.8±7.8Lowest about the NY average
	Pinckney and Munnsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.6%±8Highest NY: 20.5%	24.1%±7.9Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Pinckney and Munnsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.2%±11Highest NY: 17.9%	15.4%±5Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Pinckney and Munnsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	22.8%Highest NY: 40.2%	21.4%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.7%±5Lowest NY: 7%	4.6%±3.8Highest NY: 7%
	Munnsville and Pinckney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$75,938±$19kLowest 12% below NY	$77,750±$13kHighest 10% below NY
	Munnsville and Pinckney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$170,800±$25kHighest 60% below NY	$114,400±$14kLowest 73% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,275±$1kHighest 21% below NY	$880±$145Lowest 46% below NY
	Pinckney and Munnsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,857Lowest 57% below NY	$3,125Highest 53% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%	15.4%±78Highest NY: 52.1%
	Munnsville and Pinckney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	10.6%Highest NY: 14%	6.3%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.4%Highest NY: 54.3%	77.4%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 4% above NY	18 minLowest 44% below NY
Work from home	12.3%±9.1Highest NY: 14.9%	10.2%±6Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Pinckney and Munnsville 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.