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Champlain vs Jerusalem
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
Jerusalem has the most expensive homes ($321k 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 | Champlain | Jerusalem |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,667Highest |
4,278Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3Highest 12% above NY |
34±4.4Lowest 15% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Jerusalem 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% |
21.3%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
21.9%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$86,780±$11kHighest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$16kLowest 59% below NY |
$320,900±$59kHighest 24% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $890±$102Highest 45% below NY |
$870±$116Lowest 46% below NY |
| Champlain and Jerusalem are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,681Lowest 44% below NY |
$4,523Highest 31% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±13.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±43.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Jerusalem and Champlain 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% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 26% below NY |
24 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.9%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Jerusalem 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 | — |
| School district | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.