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Roosevelt vs Lindenhurst vs Baldwin
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%).
Lindenhurst has the shortest commute (32 min average).
Baldwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+41.1%).
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 | Lindenhurst | Baldwin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 18,885Lowest |
27,142 |
34,994Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +11.1% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+41.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.7±2.4Lowest 10% below NY |
38.1±1.8 4% below NY |
41±1.1Highest 3% above NY |
| Baldwin and Lindenhurst 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% |
21.7%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±2 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% |
14.4%±1.7 NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Baldwin and Lindenhurst are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.9% NY: 40.2% |
44.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.4%±2.3 NY: 7% |
5.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.6%±1.5Highest 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 |
$130,128±$8kLowest 51% above NY |
$145,472±$9kHighest 69% 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 |
$521,500±$24k 23% above NY |
$593,800±$12kHighest 40% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,565±$500Highest 58% above NY |
$1,885±$284Lowest 16% above NY |
$1,890±$203 17% above NY |
| Roosevelt and Baldwin 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% |
56.3%±13.3 NY: 52.1% |
53.9%±7.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Roosevelt and Lindenhurst 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% |
5.7% NY: 14% |
6.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 min 17% above NY |
32 minLowest about the NY average |
40 minHighest 21% above NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±2.5 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.