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Wright vs Long Beach vs Stuyvesant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wright has the most homeowners (80.6%).
Long Beach has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.3%).
Stuyvesant has the shortest commute (25 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 | Wright | Long Beach | Stuyvesant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
34,756Highest |
2,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5% NY: +4.2% |
+5.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
43.5±1.9Lowest 9% above NY |
51.7±6.1Highest 30% above NY |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
13.8%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±2 NY: 17.9% |
29.7%±10.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Stuyvesant and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4% NY: 40.2% |
55.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Long Beach and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13k about the NY average |
$140,739±$7kHighest 64% above NY |
$66,000±$15kLowest 23% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36k 43% below NY |
$696,400±$28kHighest 64% above NY |
$224,400±$58kLowest 47% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
$2,515±$168Highest 55% above NY |
$1,098±$119 32% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279 20% below NY |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
$3,720Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±7.9 NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±22.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Stuyvesant and Long Beach are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.6% NY: 14% |
12.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
66%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min about the NY average |
41 minHighest 27% above NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.8%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #56 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | LONG BEACH CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.