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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.
| Measure | Worth | Argyle |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| 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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| 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.