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Worth vs Argyle

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Worth has the most homeowners (95.3%).
Argyle has the most people working from home (5.6%).

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.

MeasureWorthArgyle
People
Population
222Lowest
355Highest
Median age
36.9±12.5Lowest
7% below NY
39.7±13.5Highest
about the NY average
Argyle and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
31.5%±13Highest
NY: 20.5%
29.6%±5.5Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Worth and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
10.4%±14.7Lowest
NY: 17.9%
18.3%±10.2Highest
NY: 17.9%
Argyle and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
26.7%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±7Lowest
NY: 7%
3.9%±5.5Highest
NY: 7%
Argyle and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,750±$29kHighest
14% below NY
$68,036±$11kLowest
21% below NY
Worth and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$166,700±$32kHighest
61% below NY
$158,300±$19kLowest
63% below NY
Worth and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$738±$394
54% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,000Lowest
70% below NY
$2,938Highest
55% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
NY: 52.1%
76.5%±100Highest
NY: 52.1%
Argyle and Worth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
15.1%Highest
NY: 14%
12.1%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
NY: 54.3%
85.2%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1969Highest
10 yrs newer than NY
1938Lowest
21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
21% below NY
27 minHighest
19% below NY
Work from home
3.4%±4.3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
5.6%±6.4Highest
NY: 14.9%
Argyle and Worth 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 — #343 of 484 in NY
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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.