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Canisteo vs Cameron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Canisteo has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
Cameron has the most kids (37.3% 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.
| Measure | Canisteo | Cameron |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,243Highest |
1,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.2±4.3Highest 6% above NY |
32.5±6Lowest 18% below NY |
| Canisteo and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
37.3%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 23.4%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.7%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,660±$8kHighest 27% below NY |
$59,125±$17kLowest 31% below NY |
| Canisteo and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $116,800±$9kHighest 72% below NY |
$115,800±$37kLowest 73% below NY |
| Canisteo and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$304 40% below NY |
$975±$733 40% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,889Highest 56% below NY |
$2,735Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.8%±18.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Canisteo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1959Lowest same as NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 28% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 3.3%±1.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Canisteo and Cameron 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 | #318 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CANISTEO-GREENWOOD CSD | — |
| High school in town | CANISTEO-GREENWOOD HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.