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Worth vs Argyle vs Leicester
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 kids (31.5% under 18).
Argyle has the most people working from home (5.6%).
Leicester has the shortest commute (21 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 | Worth | Argyle | Leicester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 222Lowest |
355 |
499Highest |
| Median age | 36.9±12.5Lowest 7% below NY |
39.7±13.5Highest about the NY average |
38.4±13.8 4% below NY |
| Argyle and Leicester 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%±5.5 NY: 20.5% |
25.3%±11Lowest 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%±10.2 NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±7.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Leicester and Argyle 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% NY: 40.2% |
28.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±5.5 NY: 7% |
7.2%±4.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Leicester and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,750±$29k 14% below NY |
$68,036±$11kLowest 21% below NY |
$86,667±$20kHighest about the NY average |
| Leicester and Worth 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±$19k 63% below NY |
$146,500±$14kLowest 65% 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±$394Lowest 54% below NY |
$967±$539Highest 40% below NY |
| Leicester and Argyle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,000Lowest 70% below NY |
$2,938 55% below NY |
$3,548Highest 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
76.5%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
18.8%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Argyle and Leicester 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% NY: 14% |
5.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1957 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 21% below NY |
27 minHighest 19% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.4%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Argyle and Leicester 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.