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Triangle vs Barker vs Sloan
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 most affordable homes ($124k median).
Barker has the most homeowners (94.4%).
Sloan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).
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 | Barker | Sloan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773 |
2,405Lowest |
3,751Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4 about the NY average |
40.2±11.7Highest about the NY average |
38.3±2.4Lowest 4% below NY |
| Barker and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±6.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Barker and Sloan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Barker and Triangle 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% |
12%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
5.9%±3.1 NY: 7% |
| Triangle and Sloan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,875±$16k 16% below NY |
$64,348±$10kLowest 25% below NY |
$72,214±$10kHighest 16% below NY |
| Sloan and Triangle 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 |
$128,600±$29k 70% below NY |
$146,900±$19kHighest 65% below NY |
| Sloan and Barker are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62 47% below NY |
$831±$125Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,135±$114Highest 30% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,718Lowest 59% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
$4,513Highest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1 NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±62.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.9%±23.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sloan 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% |
20.5%Highest NY: 14% |
14.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9% NY: 54.3% |
94.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
27 min 18% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
16.7%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sloan and Barker 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 | — | — |
| School district | WHITNEY POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.