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Champlain vs Holley
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 (+6.3%).
Holley has the most people working from home (11.7%).
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 | Holley |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,270Lowest |
1,927Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.6±14Highest about the NY average |
38±4.1Lowest 5% below NY |
| Champlain and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±7.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.6%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Holley and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±6.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26kHighest 24% below NY |
$64,600±$6kLowest 25% below NY |
| Champlain and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$36kHighest 71% below NY |
$122,600±$21kLowest 71% below NY |
| Champlain and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,071±$126Highest 34% below NY |
$816±$90Lowest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,626Lowest 60% below NY |
$4,476Highest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.4%±16.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Holley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
61.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948Highest 11 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.7%±9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.7%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Holley 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 | — |
| 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.

