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Catlin vs Dix vs Stafford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Catlin has the most homeowners (89.2%).
Dix has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Stafford has the most people working from home (9.8%).
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 | Catlin | Dix | Stafford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,518 |
3,660Highest |
2,251Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42±5.3 6% above NY |
50.1±2.8Highest 26% above NY |
41.9±2.2Lowest 5% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 24.5%±4.6 NY: 20.5% |
13.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Stafford and Catlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.9%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.9%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.9 NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Dix and Catlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,956±$20k 6% below NY |
$53,668±$8kLowest 38% below NY |
$87,554±$16kHighest about the NY average |
| Stafford and Catlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,400±$17k 58% below NY |
$165,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$182,500±$17kHighest 57% below NY |
| Stafford and Catlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,132±$195Highest 30% below NY |
$718±$172Lowest 56% below NY |
$848±$230 48% below NY |
| Catlin and Stafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,919 40% below NY |
$3,141Lowest 52% below NY |
$4,649Highest 29% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.2%±27.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±30.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Catlin and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9% NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
66.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
21 min 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Stafford and Catlin 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 | — | #391 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.9 |
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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.