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Champlain vs Providence
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 people working from home (9.7%).
Providence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4%).
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 | Providence |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,667Highest |
1,971Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3Lowest 12% above NY |
48.9±5.2Highest 23% above NY |
| Providence and Champlain 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% |
15.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Champlain and Providence are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Providence 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 |
$92,574±$16kHighest 8% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,400±$16kLowest 59% below NY |
$270,500±$25kHighest 36% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $890±$102Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,449±$383Highest 11% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,681Highest 44% below NY |
$3,275Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
27.9%±50.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Providence 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% |
11.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1993Highest 34 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 26% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Champlain and Providence 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.