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Champlain vs Schroon
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 kids (23.2% under 18).
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Schroon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,667Highest |
1,897Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±2.3Lowest 12% above NY |
54±9.9Highest 36% above NY |
| Schroon 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% |
15.4%±5.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Schroon 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 |
$69,955±$10kHighest 19% below NY |
| Schroon 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 |
$272,800±$21kHighest 36% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $890±$102Highest 45% below NY |
$516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,681Highest 44% below NY |
$3,291Lowest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Schroon 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% |
7.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| 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.