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Starkey vs Preble
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 affordable homes ($146k median).
Preble has the highest household income ($82k).
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 | Preble |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,381Highest |
1,150Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.5Lowest 4% above NY |
44.8±8.8Highest 13% above NY |
| Preble and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.1%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Starkey and Preble 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% |
29%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.3%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
$82,083±$20kHighest 5% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
$176,700±$27kHighest 58% below NY |
| Preble and Starkey 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 |
$1,278±$194Highest 21% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,412Lowest 48% below NY |
$4,323Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
92.7%±13.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
27 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.7%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Preble and Starkey 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 | #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.