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Roseboom vs Plainfield vs Hope
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roseboom has the most people working from home (15.7%).
Plainfield has the youngest population (median age 34.5).
Hope has the most expensive homes ($211k 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 | Roseboom | Plainfield | Hope |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 630 |
1,016Highest |
587Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 50±8 26% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
50.3±8.5Highest 26% above NY |
| Hope and Roseboom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8 NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±0.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±10.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Roseboom and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±4.4 NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Roseboom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,583±$8kHighest 10% below NY |
$70,673±$6kLowest 18% below NY |
$72,188±$13k 16% below NY |
| Roseboom and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,700±$16k 61% below NY |
$155,100±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
$211,300±$106kHighest 50% below NY |
| Hope and Roseboom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,536±$916Highest 5% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,225±$217 24% below NY |
| Roseboom and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,567 61% below NY |
$2,667Highest 59% below NY |
$2,551Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.4%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5 NY: 52.1% |
61.9%±98.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hope and Plainfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.8% NY: 14% |
17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
29 min 10% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.7%±9.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Roseboom and Plainfield 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.