Compare towns
Triangle vs Topsham vs Barker
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Triangle has the most renters (28.1% rent).
Topsham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Barker has the most kids (27.3% under 18).
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 | Topsham | Barker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,773Highest |
999Lowest |
2,405 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.9±2.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
50.1±5.9Highest 29% above U.S. |
40.2±11.7 3% above U.S. |
| Topsham 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 U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.3%±5.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Topsham 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
28.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
12%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.4%±5.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.7%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| 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±$16k 11% below U.S. |
$72,308±$60kHighest 10% below U.S. |
$64,348±$10kLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Topsham 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 63% below U.S. |
$222,900±$56kHighest 33% below U.S. |
$128,600±$29k 61% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$62 39% below U.S. |
$908±$398Highest 36% below U.S. |
$831±$125Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Topsham and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,718Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$4,006Highest 28% above U.S. |
$2,810 10% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.4%±3.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
91.9%±28.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.3%±62.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 19% U.S.: 12.5% |
18.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
20.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 9% above U.S. |
35 minHighest 32% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 5.8%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.2%±5.8Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.8%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Topsham 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 | Waits River Union High District #36 | — |
| High school in town | WHITNEY POINT SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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U.S. 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.