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Brocton vs Canajoharie
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brocton has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Canajoharie has the most people working from home (11.1%).
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 | Brocton | Canajoharie |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,404Lowest |
1,839Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.3±4.8Highest 11% below NY |
35.1±8.5Lowest 12% below NY |
| Brocton and Canajoharie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 30.3%±8.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
26.6%±5.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Brocton and Canajoharie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.4%±3Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Brocton and Canajoharie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Brocton and Canajoharie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,500±$7kLowest 32% below NY |
$80,139±$19kHighest 7% below NY |
| Canajoharie and Brocton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,100±$19kLowest 74% below NY |
$125,800±$18kHighest 70% below NY |
| Canajoharie and Brocton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $753±$62Lowest 54% below NY |
$870±$45Highest 46% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,391Lowest 48% below NY |
$4,351Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.4%±18.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.5%±22.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Canajoharie and Brocton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 24.6%Highest NY: 14% |
12.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
66.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Canajoharie and Brocton 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 | — | #269 of 484 in NY |
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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.