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Valley Falls vs Northville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Valley Falls has the most people working from home (12.8%).
Northville has the shortest commute (30 min average).
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 | Valley Falls | Northville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 451Lowest |
1,038Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -9.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.6±7.4Highest 12% above NY |
44.3±14.6Lowest 11% above NY |
| Valley Falls and Northville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.1%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Northville and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20%±1.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±6.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Northville and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
39.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.4%±6.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Valley Falls and Northville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $87,143±$11kHighest about the NY average |
$78,235±$13kLowest 9% below NY |
| Valley Falls and Northville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $203,300±$20kLowest 52% below NY |
$207,100±$68kHighest 51% below NY |
| Northville and Valley Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$146Highest 31% below NY |
$887±$156Lowest 45% below NY |
| Valley Falls and Northville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,980Highest 40% below NY |
$3,468Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.7%±32.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
18.3%±21.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Valley Falls and Northville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
61%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1954Highest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 10% above NY |
30 minLowest 9% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±7.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.3%±9.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Valley Falls and Northville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.