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Cameron vs Potter vs Williamstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cameron has the most kids (37.3% under 18).
Potter has the most people working from home (13.4%).
Williamstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
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 | Cameron | Potter | Williamstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,049Lowest |
1,871Highest |
1,522 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4% NY: +4.2% |
+4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 32.5±6 18% below NY |
35.1±6.7Highest 12% below NY |
30.7±5Lowest 23% below NY |
| Potter and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 37.3%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
29%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
29.8%±11 NY: 20.5% |
| Cameron and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
14.4%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Potter and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
12.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.6%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.8 NY: 7% |
| Potter and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,125±$17kLowest 31% below NY |
$67,344±$19kHighest 22% below NY |
$62,170±$13k 28% below NY |
| Potter and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,800±$37k 73% below NY |
$130,300±$23kHighest 69% below NY |
$110,500±$19kLowest 74% below NY |
| Potter and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$733 40% below NY |
$1,005±$136Highest 38% below NY |
$788±$129Lowest 51% below NY |
| Potter and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,735 58% below NY |
$2,796Highest 58% below NY |
$2,121Lowest 68% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.7%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
20%±43.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Potter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% NY: 54.3% |
79.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min about the NY average |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.4%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
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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.