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Auburn vs Jay vs Throop
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Auburn has the most renters (51.4% rent).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
Throop has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Auburn | Jay | Throop |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 26,285Highest |
471Lowest |
1,651 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.1±1.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
52.1±10.5 34% above U.S. |
52.7±3.1Highest 35% above U.S. |
| Throop and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
| Auburn and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Throop and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±0.7 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Throop and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,052±$5kLowest 37% below U.S. |
$74,792±$25k 7% below U.S. |
$90,268±$15kHighest 12% above U.S. |
| Throop and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,800±$9kLowest 54% below U.S. |
$234,200±$45kHighest 30% below U.S. |
$185,900±$20k 44% below U.S. |
| Jay and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $897±$50Lowest 37% below U.S. |
— | $1,099±$88Highest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,998 28% above U.S. |
$3,588Lowest 15% above U.S. |
$4,261Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55%±7.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
40%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
51.4%±69.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Auburn and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 48.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
2001Highest 21 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
40 minHighest 50% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 5.7%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27.3%±13.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.5%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #374 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | — |
| High school in town | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8 |
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U.S. 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.