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Triangle vs Smithville 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).
Smithville has the most expensive homes ($173k median).
Sloan has the most people working from home (16.7%).
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 | Smithville | Sloan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773 |
1,525Lowest |
3,751Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% NY: +4.2% |
-5.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4 about the NY average |
43.1±3.2Highest 8% above NY |
38.3±2.4Lowest 4% below NY |
| Smithville and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±6.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sloan and Triangle 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% |
16.1%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Smithville 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% |
19.4% NY: 40.2% |
18.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest NY: 7% |
5.8%±5.8Lowest 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 |
$70,433±$7kLowest 18% 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 |
$173,200±$42kHighest 59% below NY |
$146,900±$19k 65% below NY |
| Smithville and Sloan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62Lowest 47% below NY |
$889±$186 45% below NY |
$1,135±$114Highest 30% below NY |
| Sloan and Smithville 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 |
$4,254 35% below NY |
$4,513Highest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.9%±31.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.9%±23.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Smithville and Sloan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19%Highest NY: 14% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9% NY: 54.3% |
81.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.7%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| 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.