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Starkey vs Pike
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starkey has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Pike has the highest household income ($71k).
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 | Starkey | Pike |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,381Highest |
812Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.5Lowest 4% above NY |
48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Starkey and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Pike and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
$71,250±$11kHighest 17% below NY |
| Pike and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,700±$17kHighest 66% below NY |
$129,100±$18kLowest 70% below NY |
| Starkey and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $744±$96Lowest 54% below NY |
$810±$762Highest 50% below NY |
| Pike and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,412Highest 48% below NY |
$2,947Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #358 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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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.