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Prospect vs Allen vs Millport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Prospect has the most affordable homes ($87k median).
Allen has the most people working from home (27.8%).
Millport has the most renters (17.9% rent).
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 | Prospect | Allen | Millport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 218Lowest |
405Highest |
243 |
| Median age | 54.2±15.6 36% above NY |
48.3±9.4Lowest 21% above NY |
54.7±20.1Highest 37% above NY |
| Millport and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±17.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
23%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Prospect and Allen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 40.4%±19.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.5%±21.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Prospect and Millport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 2.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
14.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
8.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±9.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
0.4%±6 NY: 7% |
| Allen and Millport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $46,971±$27k 45% below NY |
$59,583±$29kHighest 31% below NY |
$45,500±$5kLowest 47% below NY |
| Allen and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $86,800±$34kLowest 80% below NY |
$126,100±$24kHighest 70% below NY |
$103,800±$33k 76% below NY |
| Allen and Millport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,833±$2k 13% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,635Lowest 75% below NY |
$3,125Highest 53% below NY |
$3,030 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 40%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Millport and Allen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.7%Highest NY: 14% |
11.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.9% NY: 54.3% |
82.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 34% below NY |
41 minHighest 25% above NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 0%±9.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
27.8%±11.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±11.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Allen and Millport 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.