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Busti vs Champlain vs Ticonderoga
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 kids (23.2% under 18).
Ticonderoga has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Ticonderoga |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,452Highest |
5,667 |
4,705Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2% NY: +4.2% |
-5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.8 17% above NY |
44.4±2.3Lowest 12% above NY |
48.6±2.8Highest 22% above NY |
| Ticonderoga and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.3%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ticonderoga and Busti 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% |
30.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3.6%±2 NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Ticonderoga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $67,292±$9kHighest 22% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$65,481±$13k 24% below NY |
| Busti and Ticonderoga 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 |
$176,200±$18kHighest 58% below NY |
| Ticonderoga 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±$102 45% below NY |
$852±$38Lowest 47% below NY |
| Busti and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,876Highest 41% below NY |
$3,681 44% below NY |
$2,553Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.5%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±11.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Busti and Champlain 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% |
17.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
68.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 35% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
19 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
12.3%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ticonderoga and Champlain 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 | #378 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | TICONDEROGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | TICONDEROGA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.0 |
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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.