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Princetown vs Jerusalem vs Durham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Princetown has the highest household income ($98k).
Jerusalem has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
Durham has the most affordable homes ($245k median).
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 | Princetown | Jerusalem | Durham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,860Lowest |
4,278Highest |
2,641 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.9±4.7 20% above NY |
34±4.4Lowest 15% below NY |
48.8±5.1Highest 23% above NY |
| Durham and Princetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.5%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Jerusalem and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Durham and Princetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29% NY: 40.2% |
45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
21.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,438±$21kHighest 14% above NY |
$86,780±$11k about the NY average |
$81,471±$15kLowest 5% below NY |
| Princetown and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,700±$39k 26% below NY |
$320,900±$59kHighest 24% below NY |
$245,300±$26kLowest 42% below NY |
| Jerusalem and Princetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,354±$91Highest 16% below NY |
$870±$116Lowest 46% below NY |
$994±$844 39% below NY |
| Princetown and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,750Highest 13% below NY |
$4,523 31% below NY |
$3,728Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.6%±58.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±43.4 NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Princetown and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.2% NY: 14% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7% NY: 54.3% |
90.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min about the NY average |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.2%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.9%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Jerusalem and Durham 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 | — | — | #100 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.9 |
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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.