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Sangerfield vs Brookfield
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Brookfield has the most homeowners (84.1%).
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 | Brookfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,431Highest |
2,150Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.2±4.9Highest 19% above NY |
41.2±6.1Lowest 4% above NY |
| Sangerfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brookfield 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% |
19.9%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Sangerfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Brookfield 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 |
$69,205±$9kLowest 20% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $169,500±$11kHighest 60% below NY |
$152,800±$28kLowest 64% below NY |
| Sangerfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $797±$81Lowest 51% below NY |
$981±$75Highest 39% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,075Lowest 53% below NY |
$3,197Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.9%±10Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.4%±35.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brookfield and Sangerfield 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% |
16.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 26% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 14.5%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sangerfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| 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.