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Brant vs DeWitt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brant has the most people working from home (14.5%).
DeWitt has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
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 | Brant | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,224Lowest |
25,589Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.7±2.5Highest 25% above NY |
41.4±2Lowest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.7%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.7%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
8.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $89,531±$24kLowest 4% above NY |
$92,218±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
| DeWitt and Brant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,100±$22kLowest 53% below NY |
$243,500±$13kHighest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,089±$121Highest 33% below NY |
$1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
| Brant and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,528Lowest 46% below NY |
$6,113Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.8%±13.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Brant and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.5%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Brant and DeWitt 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 | — | #70 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.6 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.