Compare towns
Summit vs Tyrone vs Greig 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).
Tyrone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.5%).
Black Brook has the most expensive homes ($202k median).
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 | Tyrone | Greig | Black Brook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 976Lowest |
1,755Highest |
1,004 |
1,315 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.7±7.3 40% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
55±6.1 38% 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%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
25.5%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Tyrone and Summit 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% |
21.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.9 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% |
21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.4% NY: 40.2% |
26.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.9%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Black Brook and Tyrone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $74,375±$26kHighest 13% below NY |
$72,083±$17k 16% below NY |
$58,000±$20kLowest 33% below NY |
$67,852±$20k 21% below NY |
| Summit and Tyrone 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 |
$170,400±$21k 60% below NY |
$172,700±$21k 59% below NY |
$202,200±$48kHighest 52% below NY |
| Black Brook and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,104±$594Highest 32% below NY |
$936±$33 42% below NY |
$783±$461Lowest 52% below NY |
| Tyrone and Greig 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 |
$2,870 56% below NY |
$2,720 59% below NY |
$3,633Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3 NY: 52.1% |
71%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.9%±32 NY: 52.1% |
| Greig and Black Brook 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% |
21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
14.8% NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.5% NY: 54.3% |
88.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 3% above NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
32 min 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
3.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Tyrone and Greig 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.