What stands out worked out from the figures below

Prospect has the most affordable homes ($87k median).

Russia has the most people working from home (6.2%).

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	Russia
People
Population	218Lowest	2,272Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	-12.3% NY: +4.2%
Median age	54.2±15.6Highest 36% above NY	43.9±2.9Lowest 10% above NY
	Prospect and Russia 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%	21.3%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Prospect and Russia 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%	20.8%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Prospect and Russia 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%	28.5%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±9.1Lowest NY: 7%	3.3%±1.7Highest NY: 7%
	Russia and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$46,971±$27kLowest 45% below NY	$86,116±$17kHighest about the NY average
	Russia 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	$232,200±$44kHighest 45% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$888±$325 45% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly	$1,635Lowest 75% below NY	$2,939Highest 55% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	31.1%±10.8 NY: 52.1%
Below poverty line	0%Lowest NY: 14%	9.1%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100%Highest NY: 54.3%	89.7%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY	1959Highest same as NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	22 minLowest 34% below NY	33 minHighest about the NY average
Work from home	0%±9.3Lowest NY: 14.9%	6.2%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9%
	Russia and Prospect are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	—	POLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	—	POLAND JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school	—	10.6
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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.