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Triangle vs Bennington
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).
Bennington has the most expensive homes ($244k median).
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 | Bennington |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,773Lowest |
3,220Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4Lowest about the NY average |
46.7±5.8Highest 17% above NY |
| Bennington and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Triangle and Bennington 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%±4.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Triangle and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,875±$16kLowest 16% below NY |
$89,050±$10kHighest 4% above NY |
| Bennington 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 |
$244,400±$24kHighest 42% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62Lowest 47% below NY |
$942±$344Highest 42% below NY |
| Bennington and Triangle 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 |
$4,591Highest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.4%±29Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Triangle and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19%Highest NY: 14% |
8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Bennington 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 | — |
| 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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| 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.