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Pittsfield vs Florence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (17.9%).
Florence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.3%).
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 | Pittsfield | Florence |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,233Highest |
1,117Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+25.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.9±8.5Lowest about the NY average |
41±5.4Highest 3% above NY |
| Florence and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Pittsfield and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±5.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.4%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Florence and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,917±$7kLowest 22% below NY |
$77,813±$4kHighest 9% below NY |
| Florence and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,700±$32kHighest 70% below NY |
$123,400±$38kLowest 71% below NY |
| Pittsfield and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $922±$284Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,304±$451Highest 20% below NY |
| Florence and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,006Highest 70% below NY |
$1,470Lowest 78% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.2%±36.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
50%±73.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Pittsfield and Florence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23%Highest NY: 14% |
12.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 25% below NY |
32 minHighest 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 17.9%±10.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.