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Urbana vs Pulteney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Urbana has the most people working from home (18.4%).
Pulteney has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
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 | Urbana | Pulteney |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,951Highest |
1,072Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.6±4Highest 50% above NY |
47.3±3.6Lowest 19% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 38.9%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
25.7%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±0.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Pulteney and Urbana are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,845±$8kHighest 11% below NY |
$68,906±$8kLowest 20% below NY |
| Urbana and Pulteney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,800±$35kHighest 47% below NY |
$222,600±$56kLowest 47% below NY |
| Urbana and Pulteney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $797±$239Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,547±$1kHighest 5% below NY |
| Pulteney and Urbana are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,979Highest 40% below NY |
$2,833Lowest 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38%±19Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±54Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Urbana and Pulteney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 34% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.4%±11.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Urbana and Pulteney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | HAMMONDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | HAMMONDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.3 |
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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.