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Champlain vs Ossining

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).
Ossining has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.9%).

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.

MeasureChamplainOssining
People
Population
5,667Lowest
26,950Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.2%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+9.9%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
44.4±2.3Highest
12% above NY
40.7±1.7Lowest
about the NY average
Champlain and Ossining 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%
19.8%±2.4Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Champlain and Ossining are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.3%±3.5Highest
NY: 17.9%
14.3%±2.1Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
27.2%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
37.4%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±2Lowest
NY: 7%
6%±1.3Highest
NY: 7%
Ossining 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±$6kLowest
30% below NY
$103,573±$17kHighest
20% above NY
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$173,400±$16kLowest
59% below NY
$449,100±$17kHighest
6% above NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$890±$102Lowest
45% below NY
$2,154±$166Highest
33% above NY
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,681Lowest
44% below NY
$10,000+Highest
at least 52% above NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
54.4%±13.2Lowest
NY: 52.1%
61.5%±9.5Highest
NY: 52.1%
Ossining 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%
8.6%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
67.5%Highest
NY: 54.3%
51.4%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1961
2 yrs newer than NY
1961
2 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
26% below NY
36 minHighest
11% above NY
Work from home
9.7%±3.9Lowest
NY: 14.9%
14.7%±3.2Highest
NY: 14.9%
Ossining 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.