What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pitcairn has the most people working from home (12.6%).

Cassadaga has the highest household income ($74k).

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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	Pitcairn	Cassadaga
People
Population	833Highest	608Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-6.6%Highest NY: +4.2%	-9.6%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	46.7±2.6Highest 17% above NY	45.9±10.2Lowest 15% above NY
	Pitcairn and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	24.1%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5%	20.1%±6.4Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Pitcairn and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9%	20.9%±6.9Highest NY: 17.9%
	Cassadaga and Pitcairn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2%	23.3%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7%	2.5%±1.9Highest NY: 7%
	Cassadaga and Pitcairn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$56,389±$12kLowest 34% below NY	$73,750±$16kHighest 14% below NY
	Cassadaga and Pitcairn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$111,600±$14kLowest 74% below NY	$121,900±$33kHighest 71% below NY
	Cassadaga and Pitcairn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$713±$196Lowest 56% below NY	$821±$69Highest 49% below NY
	Cassadaga and Pitcairn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,092Lowest 68% below NY	$2,476Highest 62% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	65.2%±62.3Highest NY: 52.1%	9.1%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%
	Pitcairn and Cassadaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.1%Highest NY: 14%	6.1%Lowest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	91.4%Highest NY: 54.3%	87.1%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY	1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	35 minHighest 6% above NY	30 minLowest 9% below NY
Work from home	12.6%±12.5Highest NY: 14.9%	2%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Pitcairn and Cassadaga 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.