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Triangle vs Afton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Triangle has the highest household income ($72k).
Afton has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.9%).
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 | Triangle | Afton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,773Highest |
2,733Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4Lowest about the NY average |
47.6±6.3Highest 20% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Triangle and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Triangle and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,875±$16kHighest 16% below NY |
$51,736±$13kLowest 40% below NY |
| Triangle and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,400±$17kLowest 71% below NY |
$125,700±$23kHighest 70% below NY |
| Afton and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62Highest 47% below NY |
$826±$212Lowest 49% below NY |
| Triangle and Afton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,718Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,395Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
66%±45.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Afton and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19%Highest NY: 14% |
12.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Triangle and Afton 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 | #335 of 484 in NY | #418 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AFTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | AFTON JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
6.7Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.