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Arkwright vs Schroeppel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arkwright has the highest household income ($93k).
Schroeppel has the most people working from home (9.4%).
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 | Arkwright | Schroeppel |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 859Lowest |
7,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2Highest 28% above NY |
45.3±2.5Lowest 14% above NY |
| Arkwright and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Schroeppel and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Arkwright and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Arkwright and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $93,000±$26kHighest 8% above NY |
$73,082±$9kLowest 15% below NY |
| Arkwright and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,900±$30kLowest 60% below NY |
$188,400±$14kHighest 56% below NY |
| Schroeppel and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$689Lowest 46% below NY |
$972±$69Highest 40% below NY |
| Schroeppel and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,760Lowest 43% below NY |
$4,546Highest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±65.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.3%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Schroeppel and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 18% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 6%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schroeppel and Arkwright 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 | — | #277 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.