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Caneadea vs Pike
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caneadea has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Pike has the oldest population (median age 48.3).
Caneadea is a college town. 39.7% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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| Measure | Caneadea | Pike |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,316Highest |
812Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 22.7±0.8Lowest 43% below NY |
48.3±4.4Highest 21% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 14.2%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.6%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Pike and Caneadea are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 39.7%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,563±$12kHighest 4% below NY |
$71,250±$11kLowest 17% below NY |
| Caneadea and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,600±$10kHighest 63% below NY |
$129,100±$18kLowest 70% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $991±$180Highest 39% below NY |
$810±$762Lowest 50% below NY |
| Caneadea and Pike are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,677Highest 44% below NY |
$2,947Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.8%±17.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
83.7%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
22 minHighest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.8%±7.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.7Lowest 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.