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Champlain vs Pendleton 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 the most affordable homes ($123k median).
Pendleton has the most expensive homes ($294k median).
Greene has the most renters (44.9% rent).
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 | Pendleton | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,270Lowest |
7,034Highest |
1,567 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% NY: +4.2% |
+10%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.6±14Lowest about the NY average |
46.7±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
39.6±4.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Pendleton and Champlain 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% |
21.6%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
21.7%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Greene and Pendleton 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% |
23%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Champlain and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.4% NY: 40.2% |
34.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±6.6Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.1 NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Pendleton 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 |
$113,750±$27kHighest 32% above NY |
$57,386±$11kLowest 33% below NY |
| Pendleton 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 |
$294,300±$39kHighest 31% below NY |
$154,100±$13k 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,071±$126Highest 34% below NY |
$994±$119 39% below NY |
$690±$50Lowest 57% below NY |
| Champlain and Pendleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,626Lowest 60% below NY |
$6,623Highest about the NY average |
$4,000 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.6%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.6%±17.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
24.1%±9.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59% NY: 54.3% |
91.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948 11 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
23 min 31% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.7%±9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
15%±5.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Pendleton and Greene 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 | #67 of 484 in NY | #319 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | STARPOINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | STARPOINT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5 |
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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.