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Triangle vs Afton vs Barker
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%).
Barker has the most people working from home (7.8%).
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 | Barker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773Highest |
2,733 |
2,405Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4Lowest about the NY average |
47.6±6.3Highest 20% above NY |
40.2±11.7 about the NY average |
| Afton and Barker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Barker and Triangle 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% |
18.7%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Afton and Barker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
12% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.2 NY: 7% |
| Triangle and Barker 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 |
$64,348±$10k 25% below NY |
| Triangle and Barker 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±$23k 70% below NY |
$128,600±$29kHighest 70% below NY |
| Barker and Afton 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 |
$831±$125 49% below NY |
| Triangle and Barker 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 |
$2,810 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1 NY: 52.1% |
66%±45.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±62.5Lowest 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% NY: 14% |
12.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9% NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
4.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Barker and Triangle 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 |
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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.