In addition, Accord is home to many people who could be described as "urban sophisticates". Urban sophisticates are educated, wealthy, executives and professionals, who have urbane tastes in books, food, and travel, whether they actually live in a big city, or choose to reside in a small town. In big or medium-sized cities, urban sophisticates tend to frequent art institutions such as opera, symphonies, ballet, live theatre, and museums.
Because of many things, Accord is a very good place for families to consider. With an enviable combination of good schools, low crime, college-educated neighbors who tend to support education because of their own experiences, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family properties, Accord really has some of the features that families look for when choosing a good community to raise children. Is Accord perfect? Of course not, and if you like frenetic nightlife, it will be far from your cup of tea. But overall this is a solid community, with many things to recommend it as a family-friendly place to live.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Accord has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Accord has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Accord than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Accord may be for you.
As is often the case in a small town, Accord doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
The education level of Accord ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Accord, 48.42% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate degree.
The per capita income in Accord in 2022 was $62,798, which is wealthy relative to New York and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $251,192 for a family of four.
The people who call Accord home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Accord residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Accord include Irish, German, Italian, English, and Dutch.
The most common language spoken in Accord is English. Other important languages spoken here include Italian and African languages.
