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Chazy vs Reading vs Champlain
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chazy has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Reading has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Champlain has the most renters (32.5% 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 | Chazy | Reading | Champlain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,071 |
699Lowest |
5,667Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.9±4.6Lowest 13% above U.S. |
51.1±7.6Highest 31% above U.S. |
44.4±2.3 14% above U.S. |
| Reading and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Champlain and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
28.2%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.3%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Chazy and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $95,648±$13kHighest 18% above U.S. |
$85,000±$19k 5% above U.S. |
$59,866±$6kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Chazy and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,400±$20k 44% below U.S. |
$377,200±$72kHighest 13% above U.S. |
$173,400±$16kLowest 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$266 22% below U.S. |
$1,100±$331Highest 22% below U.S. |
$890±$102Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Reading and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,379Lowest 8% above U.S. |
$5,754Highest 84% above U.S. |
$3,681 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.9%±17.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.3%±31.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.4%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Reading and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1969 11 yrs older than U.S. |
1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 21% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
24 min 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.9%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Reading and Chazy 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 | #102 of 484 in NY | — | #54 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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U.S. 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.