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Preston vs Baldwin vs McDonough
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Preston has the highest household income ($86k).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.4%).
McDonough has the most people working from home (31.5%).
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 | Preston | Baldwin | McDonough |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 856 |
816Lowest |
946Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.2±8.2Lowest 24% above NY |
50.3±8.5 26% above NY |
53.5±1.7Highest 34% above NY |
| McDonough and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
13.1%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.1%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| McDonough and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±8.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.5%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Baldwin and McDonough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.4% NY: 40.2% |
8.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
13%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.7 NY: 7% |
4.3%±3.6Highest NY: 7% |
| McDonough and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,625±$11kHighest about the NY average |
$70,096±$8k 18% below NY |
$68,266±$11kLowest 21% below NY |
| Preston and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,300±$48k 71% below NY |
$150,400±$23kHighest 65% below NY |
$113,100±$40kLowest 73% below NY |
| Baldwin and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,292±$173 20% below NY |
$1,388±$204Highest 14% below NY |
$950±$392Lowest 41% below NY |
| Baldwin and Preston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800 57% below NY |
$3,097Highest 53% below NY |
$2,542Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.5%±75.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
100%±72.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
81.3%±23.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Baldwin and McDonough are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2% NY: 14% |
5.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 27% below NY |
29 min 10% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±10.5 NY: 14.9% |
0.3%±0.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
31.5%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| McDonough and Preston 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.