What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most kids (24.3% under 18).

Birdsall has the most people working from home (5.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Prospect	Birdsall
People
Population	218Highest	149Lowest
Median age	54.2±15.6Lowest 36% above NY	61.5±7.4Highest 55% above NY
	Birdsall 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%	7.4%±16.8Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Prospect and Birdsall 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%	40.3%±11.4Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Prospect and Birdsall 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%	8.7%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±9.1 NY: 7%	0%±13.3 NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$46,971±$27kHighest 45% below NY	$39,688±$10kLowest 54% below NY
	Prospect and Birdsall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$86,800±$34kHighest 80% below NY	$76,700±$21kLowest 82% below NY
	Prospect and Birdsall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,635Lowest 75% below NY	$2,300Highest 65% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	100%±100 NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line	0%Lowest NY: 14%	18.8%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest NY: 54.3%	91.6%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY	1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 34% below NY	30 minHighest 7% below NY
Work from home	0%±9.3Lowest NY: 14.9%	5.3%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9%
	Birdsall and Prospect 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.