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Triangle vs Worcester vs Sloan

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 affordable homes ($124k median).
Worcester has the most expensive homes ($271k median).
Sloan has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.1%).

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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.

MeasureTriangleWorcesterSloan
People
Population
2,773
831Lowest
3,751Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
38.9±2.4
about the U.S. average
47±2.7Highest
21% above U.S.
38.3±2.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
23.1%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
12.8%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.8%±6.2Highest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
19.5%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
12.8%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
53%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
18.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
6.4%±5.2
U.S.: 6.4%
6.9%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.9%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Worcester and Triangle 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
11% below U.S.
$73,833±$18kHighest
9% below U.S.
$72,214±$10k
11% below U.S.
Worcester and Sloan 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.
$271,100±$27kHighest
19% below U.S.
$146,900±$19k
56% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$864±$62Lowest
39% below U.S.
$1,023±$136
28% below U.S.
$1,135±$114Highest
20% below U.S.
Sloan and Worcester 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.
$4,421
42% above U.S.
$4,513Highest
45% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.4%±3.1
U.S.: 51.1%
25.5%±37Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.9%±23.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Sloan and Triangle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
19%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
85.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
67.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1949Lowest
31 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
29 minHighest
9% above U.S.
29 min
9% above U.S.
19 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
5.8%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
23.6%±4.8Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.7%±7.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Worcester and Sloan 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 Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 —
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.