Compare towns
Summit vs Tyrone vs Greig vs Worcester
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%).
Greig has the most expensive homes ($173k median).
Worcester has the oldest housing (typical home built 1938).
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 | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 976Lowest |
1,755 |
1,004 |
2,149Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
-4.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.7±7.3Highest 40% above NY |
37±10.2Lowest 7% below NY |
55±6.1 38% above NY |
43.2±6.9 9% above NY |
| Summit and Greig 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%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.3%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Tyrone and Worcester 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%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Summit and Greig 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% |
26.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±2 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 NY: 7% |
6.5%±5.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Worcester 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 |
$69,886±$23k 19% 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±$21kHighest 59% below NY |
$155,300±$43k 63% below NY |
| Greig and Tyrone 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 |
$736±$327Lowest 55% 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 |
$2,870Highest 56% below NY |
$2,720 59% below NY |
$2,602 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.8%±30.3 NY: 52.1% |
71%±29.7 NY: 52.1% |
91.8%±41.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Worcester and Greig 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% NY: 14% |
14.8% NY: 14% |
21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.5% NY: 54.3% |
90.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 3% above NY |
24 minLowest 27% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.9%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.6 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.