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Truxton vs Cuyler vs Preble
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Truxton has the oldest population (median age 53.3).
Cuyler has the most renters (23% rent).
Preble 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 | Truxton | Cuyler | Preble |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,077 |
738Lowest |
1,150Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3% NY: +4.2% |
-2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.3±7.8Highest 34% above NY |
40.4±3.4Lowest about the NY average |
44.8±8.8 13% above NY |
| Truxton and Preble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±2.6 NY: 20.5% |
21.1%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Preble and Cuyler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
15.4%±1.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
29%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2% NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
4.9%±2.3 NY: 7% |
6.3%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Preble and Cuyler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,000±$22kHighest 10% above NY |
$82,813±$20k 4% below NY |
$82,083±$20kLowest 5% below NY |
| Truxton and Cuyler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $178,500±$34kHighest 58% below NY |
$159,400±$42kLowest 62% below NY |
$176,700±$27k 58% below NY |
| Truxton and Preble are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $874±$110Lowest 46% below NY |
$938±$122 42% below NY |
$1,278±$194Highest 21% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,566Highest 31% below NY |
$3,816Lowest 42% below NY |
$4,323 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.8%±42.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.9%±72.6 NY: 52.1% |
92.7%±13.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Preble and Cuyler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.2%Highest NY: 14% |
5.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
27 minLowest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.7%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Preble and Truxton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.