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Caton vs Windham vs Southport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Caton has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Southport has the most affordable homes ($123k median).
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 | Caton | Windham | Southport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,082 |
594Lowest |
9,150Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -11.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.5±6.6Lowest 9% above U.S. |
44.2±7.4 14% above U.S. |
48.3±5.3Highest 24% above U.S. |
| Southport and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.5%±7.9 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Caton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.3%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.2%±8.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.2%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Southport and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36% U.S.: 35.7% |
48.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
18.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Caton and Southport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $110,536±$33kHighest 37% above U.S. |
$94,500±$12k 17% above U.S. |
$62,813±$7kLowest 22% below U.S. |
| Caton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $189,500±$21k 43% below U.S. |
$353,900±$20kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$123,200±$14kLowest 63% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $714±$499Lowest 49% below U.S. |
— | $1,121±$70Highest 21% below U.S. |
| Southport and Caton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,572 47% above U.S. |
$5,951Highest 91% above U.S. |
$2,577Lowest 17% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±96.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.2%±94 U.S.: 51.1% |
51.1%±17.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Southport and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
75.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 8 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.9%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±5.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #234 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | ELMIRA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 22.4 |
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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.