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Sangerfield vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sangerfield has the most people working from home (14.5%).
Bridgewater has grown the fastest since 2010 (-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 | Sangerfield | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,431Highest |
1,310Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.2±4.9Highest 19% above NY |
35.8±4.2Lowest 10% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bridgewater and Sangerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
15%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Sangerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,563±$14kHighest 7% above NY |
$44,850±$12kLowest 48% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $169,500±$11kHighest 60% below NY |
$89,900±$7kLowest 79% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $797±$81Highest 51% below NY |
$736±$20Lowest 55% below NY |
| Sangerfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,075Highest 53% below NY |
$2,546Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.9%±10Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.8%±28.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sangerfield and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WATERVILLE JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.