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Busti vs Champlain 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
Busti has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Champlain has the most renters (32.5% rent).
Schroeppel has the most expensive homes ($188k median).
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 | Busti | Champlain | Schroeppel |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452 |
5,667Lowest |
7,938Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2% NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8Highest 17% above NY |
44.4±2.3Lowest 12% above NY |
45.3±2.5 14% above NY |
| Busti and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Busti and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.5% NY: 40.2% |
27.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9k 22% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$73,082±$9kHighest 15% below NY |
| Schroeppel and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,600±$12kLowest 61% below NY |
$173,400±$16k 59% below NY |
$188,400±$14kHighest 56% below NY |
| Schroeppel and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$106Highest 33% below NY |
$890±$102Lowest 45% below NY |
$972±$69 40% below NY |
| Busti and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876 41% below NY |
$3,681Lowest 44% below NY |
$4,546Highest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.3%±7.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Busti and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% NY: 14% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 35% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Champlain and Busti 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 | #277 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.9 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.