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Tusten vs Youngstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tusten has the most people working from home (27.9%).
Youngstown has the most kids (22% 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 | Tusten | Youngstown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,539Lowest |
1,758Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.8±4.1Lowest 23% above NY |
49.6±3.2Highest 25% above NY |
| Youngstown and Tusten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.9%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.7%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
42%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Tusten and Youngstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,893±$21kLowest 12% below NY |
$81,369±$17kHighest 5% below NY |
| Youngstown and Tusten are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,800±$25kHighest 38% below NY |
$216,100±$21kLowest 49% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $915±$140Highest 44% below NY |
$900±$124Lowest 44% below NY |
| Tusten and Youngstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,895Highest 10% below NY |
$3,930Lowest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±17.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.9%±6.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest NY: 14% |
5.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 39 minHighest 19% above NY |
31 minLowest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 27.9%±8.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.