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Providence vs Durham vs Butternuts
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
Durham has the most people working from home (13%).
Butternuts has the most affordable homes ($209k 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 | Providence | Durham | Butternuts |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,971 |
2,641Highest |
1,743Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.9±5.2Highest 23% above NY |
48.8±5.1 23% above NY |
48.1±12.7Lowest 21% above NY |
| Providence and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Durham and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±7 NY: 17.9% |
27.3%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Butternuts and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
5.8%±2.9 NY: 7% |
| Providence and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,574±$16kHighest 8% above NY |
$81,471±$15kLowest 5% below NY |
$90,313±$19k 5% above NY |
| Providence and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $270,500±$25kHighest 36% below NY |
$245,300±$26k 42% below NY |
$209,100±$25kLowest 51% below NY |
| Providence and Durham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,449±$383Highest 11% below NY |
$994±$844Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,159±$229 29% below NY |
| Providence and Butternuts are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,275 50% below NY |
$3,728Highest 43% below NY |
$2,822Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±50.8 NY: 52.1% |
19.3%±40.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±46.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Butternuts and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Highest NY: 14% |
4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
92%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 34 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min about the NY average |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
31 minLowest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Durham and Butternuts 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 | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | CAIRO-DURHAM HIGH SCHOOL | GILBERTSVILLE-MOUNT UPTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.9Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.