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Troy vs Brunswick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Troy has the most renters (62.6% rent).
Brunswick has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.4%).
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 | Troy | Brunswick |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 51,033Highest |
12,524Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+5.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 32.3±1.1Lowest 19% below NY |
43.8±2.9Highest 10% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Brunswick and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 13.3%±1.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.6%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 16.6%±1Highest NY: 7% |
6%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,477±$5kLowest 32% below NY |
$107,350±$11kHighest 25% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $206,500±$10kLowest 51% below NY |
$285,600±$21kHighest 33% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,175±$29Lowest 28% below NY |
$1,427±$118Highest 12% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,749Lowest 28% below NY |
$5,147Highest 22% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.7%±5.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
26.8%±11.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 23.4%Highest NY: 14% |
2.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 37.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
27 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Troy and Brunswick 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 | #284 of 484 in NY | #245 of 484 in NY |
| School district | LANSINGBURGH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · TROY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | BRUNSWICK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (BRITTONKILL) |
| High school in town | TROY HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.