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Putnam vs Tyrone vs Mansfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putnam has the most expensive homes ($266k median).
Tyrone has the most kids (25.5% under 18).
Mansfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.3%).
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.
| Measure | Putnam | Tyrone | Mansfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 540Lowest |
1,755Highest |
691 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5% NY: +4.2% |
+4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.6±6.4 35% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
54±5.5Highest 36% above NY |
| Mansfield and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.1%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Tyrone and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 35.6%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.9 NY: 7% |
2.5%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Mansfield and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,344±$14kHighest 7% above NY |
$72,083±$17kLowest 16% below NY |
$83,304±$14k 3% below NY |
| Putnam and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $266,200±$48kHighest 37% below NY |
$170,400±$21kLowest 60% below NY |
$200,000±$29k 53% below NY |
| Putnam and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,104±$594 32% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,674 44% below NY |
$2,870Lowest 56% below NY |
$4,122Highest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Tyrone and Putnam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2% NY: 14% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
5.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.9% NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
96.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 34% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
26 minHighest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.6%±5.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±12.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Tyrone and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | PUTNAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.