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Busti vs Cornwall vs Kiantone vs Schroeppel

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Busti has the most renters (27.3% rent).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Kiantone has the most kids (33.7% 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.

MeasureBustiCornwallKiantoneSchroeppel
People
Population
7,452
1,208Lowest
1,865
7,938Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.6%
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-6.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.6±4.8
20% above U.S.
50.4±4.6Highest
30% above U.S.
38.2±9.6Lowest
about the U.S. average
45.3±2.5
16% above U.S.
Cornwall 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
U.S.: 22%
18.7%±3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
33.7%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
22.6%±3
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
23.8%±3.5
U.S.: 17.2%
25.7%±6.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
15.2%±4.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
Cornwall 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%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
54.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
30%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.1
U.S.: 6.4%
3.7%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.9%±1.2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
Cornwall 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±$9kLowest
17% below U.S.
$114,583±$32kHighest
42% above U.S.
$81,000±$17k
about the U.S. average
$73,082±$9k
9% below U.S.
Cornwall and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$164,600±$12k
51% below U.S.
$458,000±$49kHighest
38% above U.S.
$163,800±$14kLowest
51% below U.S.
$188,400±$14k
43% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,085±$106
23% below U.S.
$1,125±$206Highest
20% below U.S.
$950±$666Lowest
33% below U.S.
$972±$69
31% below U.S.
Cornwall and Busti are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,876
24% above U.S.
$6,726Highest
116% above U.S.
$3,461Lowest
11% above U.S.
$4,546
46% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
55.5%±13.2
U.S.: 51.1%
61.9%±65.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
58.1%±36.8
U.S.: 51.1%
55.3%±7.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Cornwall and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
0.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
15%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
72.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
94.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
77%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1963Lowest
17 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1971
9 yrs older than U.S.
1968
12 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 min
20% below U.S.
24 minHighest
11% below U.S.
20 minLowest
23% below U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
Work from home
9.5%±4.5
U.S.: 15.1%
24.4%±6.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
4.7%±2.6Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±2.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — — #277 of 484 in NY
School district — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 — 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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U.S. 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.