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Sunset Bay vs Bleecker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sunset Bay has the most people working from home (29.7%).
Bleecker has the most kids (8.9% under 18).
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 | Sunset Bay | Bleecker |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 384Lowest |
563Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -28.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 66.5±2.2Highest 67% above NY |
59.7±2.9Lowest 50% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 3.4%±11.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
8.9%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Bleecker and Sunset Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 57.8%±17.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
34.5%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±5.2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.8%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Bleecker and Sunset Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,731±$47kLowest 22% below NY |
$74,732±$21kHighest 13% below NY |
| Bleecker and Sunset Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $245,000±$33kHighest 42% below NY |
$221,100±$61kLowest 48% below NY |
| Sunset Bay and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $950±$286 41% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,629Highest 30% below NY |
$3,893Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 11.1%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | — | 30 min 9% below NY |
| Work from home | 29.7%±27Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.1%±6.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sunset Bay and Bleecker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.