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Smithville vs Proctor vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithville has the most affordable homes ($173k median).
Proctor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Greene has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Smithville | Proctor | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,525Lowest |
1,794 |
5,161Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±3.2Highest 11% above U.S. |
42.4±6.4 9% above U.S. |
40±3.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Smithville and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.8%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
23.7%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Greene and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±2.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Proctor and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±1.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Smithville and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,433±$7kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$74,167±$12kHighest 8% below U.S. |
$73,481±$10k 9% below U.S. |
| Proctor and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,200±$42kLowest 48% below U.S. |
$209,900±$17kHighest 37% below U.S. |
$176,800±$13k 47% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $889±$186 37% below U.S. |
$1,029±$202Highest 27% below U.S. |
$810±$61Lowest 43% below U.S. |
| Proctor and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,254Highest 36% above U.S. |
$4,032Lowest 29% above U.S. |
$4,091 31% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.9%±31.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
37.3%±16.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
33.2%±9.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Smithville and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
16.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
86.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1968 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
22 minLowest 16% below U.S. |
23 min 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Greene and Proctor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #319 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
12.9Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.