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Avon vs Champlain vs Oakfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Champlain has the most people working from home (9.7%).
Oakfield has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
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 | Avon | Champlain | Oakfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,417 |
5,667Highest |
3,106Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.4±4.1Lowest about the NY average |
44.4±2.3Highest 12% above NY |
40.7±5.8 about the NY average |
| Champlain and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±5.3 NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Oakfield and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
19%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Avon and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.2% NY: 40.2% |
22.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.5 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Oakfield and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,771±$13kHighest 17% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$67,067±$13k 22% below NY |
| Avon and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,200±$14kHighest 57% below NY |
$173,400±$16k 59% below NY |
$163,600±$15kLowest 61% below NY |
| Avon and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $898±$241 45% below NY |
$890±$102Lowest 45% below NY |
$967±$66Highest 40% below NY |
| Oakfield and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,356Highest 19% below NY |
$3,681 44% below NY |
$3,661Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.5%±20.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
56.8%±27.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Oakfield and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.2% NY: 14% |
22.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
63.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952 7 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
25 minHighest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 5%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.2%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Champlain and Oakfield 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 | — | #54 of 484 in NY | #359 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | OAKFIELD-ALABAMA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | OAKFIELD-ALABAMA MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.0 |
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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.