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Sand Ridge vs Elizabethtown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sand Ridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.8%).
Elizabethtown has the most people working from home (15.3%).
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 | Sand Ridge | Elizabethtown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 838Lowest |
1,149Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+3.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.2±10.3Highest 34% above NY |
52.9±6.8Lowest 33% above NY |
| Sand Ridge and Elizabethtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.5%±12Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Sand Ridge and Elizabethtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 32.5%±6.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36.2%±7.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Elizabethtown and Sand Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±4.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Sand Ridge and Elizabethtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $34,821±$20kLowest 59% below NY |
$57,222±$20kHighest 33% below NY |
| Elizabethtown and Sand Ridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $211,500±$153kHighest 50% below NY |
$175,400±$39kLowest 59% below NY |
| Sand Ridge and Elizabethtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $760±$63 53% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,280Highest 5% below NY |
$2,302Lowest 65% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64.3%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
43%±25.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sand Ridge and Elizabethtown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 36.5%Highest NY: 14% |
16.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minHighest 40% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.5%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.3%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | BOQUET VALLEY CSD |
| High school in town | — | MOUNTAIN VIEW CAMPUS |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 6.9 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.