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Riverside vs Summit vs Freetown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Riverside has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Summit has the oldest population (median age 55.7).
Freetown has the most renters (15.8% 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 | Riverside | Summit | Freetown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 624Lowest |
976Highest |
911 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 31.8±14.1Lowest 20% below NY |
55.7±7.3Highest 40% above NY |
32.5±10.3 18% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 37.7%±7.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25%±6.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Riverside and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±7.4 NY: 17.9% |
37.7%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
9%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.4% NY: 40.2% |
28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±3.9Highest NY: 7% |
0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±2.4 NY: 7% |
| Riverside and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,750±$26kHighest 3% above NY |
$74,375±$26k 13% below NY |
$62,386±$29kLowest 27% below NY |
| Riverside and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,500±$16kLowest 72% below NY |
$150,000±$29kHighest 65% below NY |
$141,800±$26k 67% below NY |
| Summit and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,021±$188Lowest 37% below NY |
— | $1,219±$377Highest 25% below NY |
| Freetown and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,023Lowest 69% below NY |
$2,230 66% below NY |
$3,894Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.8%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Riverside and Freetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5% NY: 14% |
3.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2% NY: 54.3% |
92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
34 min 3% above NY |
34 minHighest 4% above NY |
| Work from home | 20.8%±18.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Riverside and Freetown 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.