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Champlain vs Oakfield vs Greene
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%).
Oakfield has the most kids (27.3% under 18).
Greene has the most people working from home (15%).
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 | Oakfield | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,270Lowest |
1,659Highest |
1,567 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.1% NY: +4.2% |
-7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.6±14Highest about the NY average |
38.3±5.7Lowest 4% below NY |
39.6±4.3Highest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±7.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.3%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.7%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Oakfield and Greene 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% |
15.6%±7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Champlain and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±6.6Highest NY: 7% |
5.2%±4.2 NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,000±$26k 24% below NY |
$69,500±$13kHighest 19% below NY |
$57,386±$11kLowest 33% below NY |
| Oakfield and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,700±$36kLowest 71% below NY |
$150,800±$21k 64% below NY |
$154,100±$13kHighest 64% below NY |
| Greene and Oakfield 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 |
$783±$47 52% below NY |
$690±$50Lowest 57% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,626Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,748 43% below NY |
$4,000Highest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.3%±9.6 NY: 52.1% |
24.1%±9.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5% NY: 14% |
14.1%Highest NY: 14% |
10.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59% NY: 54.3% |
68.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948Highest 11 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1946 13 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
27 minHighest 16% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.7%±9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
15%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Greene and Oakfield 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 | #359 of 484 in NY | #319 of 484 in NY |
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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.