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Worth vs Redfield 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 highest household income ($74k).
Redfield has the most people working from home (12%).
Argyle has the most renters (14.8% rent).
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 | Redfield | Argyle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 222Lowest |
386Highest |
355 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -13.5% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 36.9±12.5Lowest 7% below NY |
54±2.5Highest 36% above NY |
39.7±13.5 about the NY average |
| Redfield and Argyle 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% |
14.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
29.6%±5.5 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% |
30.6%±7.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±10.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Redfield 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% NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±7 NY: 7% |
1.3%±3.8Lowest 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 |
$59,107±$13kLowest 31% below NY |
$68,036±$11k 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 |
$92,800±$11kLowest 78% below NY |
$158,300±$19k 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 |
$2,448 63% below NY |
$2,938Highest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±100 NY: 52.1% |
76.5%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Argyle and Redfield 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% |
12.3% NY: 14% |
12.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3% NY: 54.3% |
95.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
27 min 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.4%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±6.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Redfield and Argyle 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.