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Roosevelt vs Baldwin vs Freeport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roosevelt has the most people working from home (12.8%).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+41.1%).
Freeport has the most renters (29.1% 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 | Roosevelt | Baldwin | Freeport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,885Lowest |
34,994 |
44,088Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NY: +4.2% |
+41.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.7±2.4Lowest 10% below NY |
41±1.1Highest 3% above NY |
40±1.6 about the NY average |
| Baldwin and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±2 NY: 20.5% |
20%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Roosevelt and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Baldwin and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7% NY: 40.2% |
44.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.4%±2.3 NY: 7% |
8.6%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
5.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Baldwin and Roosevelt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $135,069±$21k 57% above NY |
$145,472±$9kHighest 69% above NY |
$120,625±$11kLowest 40% above NY |
| Baldwin and Roosevelt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $477,400±$26kLowest 13% above NY |
$593,800±$12kHighest 40% above NY |
$505,900±$20k 19% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,565±$500Highest 58% above NY |
$1,890±$203Lowest 17% above NY |
$2,077±$169 28% above NY |
| Roosevelt and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $8,942Lowest 36% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 71.3%±31.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.9%±7.3 NY: 52.1% |
52.1%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Roosevelt and Baldwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.6% NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.6% NY: 54.3% |
86.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
1953Highest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 17% above NY |
40 minHighest 21% above NY |
36 minLowest 10% above NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Roosevelt and Baldwin 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.