Compare towns
Champlain vs Mooers vs Rouses Point
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%).
Mooers has the most homeowners (91.5%).
Rouses Point has the most renters (41.3% rent).
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 | Mooers | Rouses Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,667Highest |
3,439 |
2,414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3Lowest 12% above NY |
47.7±5.4Highest 20% above NY |
45.4±3.2 14% above NY |
| Mooers and Rouses Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±5 NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Rouses Point 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% |
20.4%±6.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Rouses Point 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2 NY: 7% |
6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
3.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Mooers and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,866±$6k 30% below NY |
$61,361±$17kHighest 29% below NY |
$46,250±$9kLowest 46% below NY |
| Mooers and Champlain 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 |
$176,400±$25k 58% below NY |
$197,400±$26kHighest 53% below NY |
| Rouses Point and Mooers are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $890±$102Highest 45% below NY |
$840±$21 48% below NY |
$737±$107Lowest 55% below NY |
| Champlain and Mooers 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 |
$2,807Lowest 57% below NY |
$4,339Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±13.2 NY: 52.1% |
65%±37.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.2%±15.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Mooers 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% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5% NY: 54.3% |
91.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
58.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1991Highest 32 yrs newer than NY |
1949Lowest 10 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 26% below NY |
24 minHighest 25% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.9%±5.9 NY: 14.9% |
11%±4.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Rouses Point and Mooers 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 | #38 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | 6 photos → |
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.