Compare towns
Champlain vs Avon vs Chazy
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Champlain has the most affordable homes ($173k median).
Avon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
Chazy has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Champlain | Avon | Chazy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,667Highest |
3,417Lowest |
4,071 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2% NY: +4.2% |
+0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3Highest 12% above NY |
40.4±4.1Lowest about the NY average |
43.9±4.6 10% above NY |
| Champlain and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Avon and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.9%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Avon and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.2% NY: 40.2% |
27.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±2.5 NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Chazy and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$71,771±$13k 17% below NY |
$95,648±$13kHighest 11% above NY |
| Chazy and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$16kLowest 59% below NY |
$182,200±$14k 57% below NY |
$187,400±$20kHighest 56% below NY |
| Chazy and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $890±$102Lowest 45% below NY |
$898±$241 45% below NY |
$1,096±$266Highest 32% below NY |
| Chazy and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,681 44% below NY |
$5,356Highest 19% below NY |
$3,379Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.5%±20.9 NY: 52.1% |
30.9%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5% NY: 54.3% |
61.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
21 min 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
5%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Chazy and Champlain 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 | #54 of 484 in NY | — | #102 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.