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Summit vs Blenheim vs Black Brook
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Summit has the most affordable homes ($150k median).
Blenheim has the most people working from home (16.3%).
Black Brook has the most renters (11.9% rent).
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 | Summit | Blenheim | Black Brook |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 976 |
305Lowest |
1,315Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
— | -2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.7±7.3 40% above NY |
51.5±7.4Lowest 29% above NY |
56.5±5.8Highest 42% above NY |
| Black Brook and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±5.9 NY: 20.5% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Summit and Blenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.7%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
28.5%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
36%±5.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Summit and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.8% NY: 40.2% |
26.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±5.6 NY: 7% |
4.9%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Black Brook and Blenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,375±$26k 13% below NY |
$76,250±$26kHighest 11% below NY |
$67,852±$20kLowest 21% below NY |
| Blenheim and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$29kLowest 65% below NY |
$199,000±$31k 53% below NY |
$202,200±$48kHighest 52% below NY |
| Black Brook and Blenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $925±$157Highest 43% below NY |
$783±$461Lowest 52% below NY |
| Blenheim and Black Brook are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,230Lowest 66% below NY |
$3,333 49% below NY |
$3,633Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
28.6%±100 NY: 52.1% |
46.9%±32Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Black Brook and Blenheim are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.9%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
92.6% NY: 54.3% |
88.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 3% above NY |
31 minLowest 4% below NY |
32 min 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
16.3%±10.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Blenheim and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.