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Chazy vs Schroeppel vs Beekmantown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Chazy has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Schroeppel has the most renters (23% rent).
Beekmantown has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.7%).
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 | Chazy | Schroeppel | Beekmantown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,071Lowest |
7,938Highest |
5,439 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.4% NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±4.6 10% above NY |
45.3±2.5Highest 14% above NY |
39.9±4.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Schroeppel and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±3 NY: 20.5% |
24.2%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Beekmantown and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.9%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
17%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Schroeppel and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.1%±2.6 NY: 7% |
| Chazy and Beekmantown 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 11% above NY |
$73,082±$9kLowest 15% below NY |
$87,162±$11k about the NY average |
| Chazy and Beekmantown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,400±$20k 56% below NY |
$188,400±$14kHighest 56% below NY |
$176,700±$33kLowest 58% below NY |
| Schroeppel and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$266Highest 32% below NY |
$972±$69 40% below NY |
$944±$168Lowest 42% below NY |
| Chazy and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,379Lowest 49% below NY |
$4,546Highest 31% below NY |
$3,885 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.9%±17.4 NY: 52.1% |
55.3%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.5%±16.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Schroeppel and Chazy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
15%Highest NY: 14% |
12.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% NY: 54.3% |
77%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983 24 yrs newer than NY |
1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1986Highest 27 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
22 min 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Chazy and Schroeppel 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 | #277 of 484 in NY | #287 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHAZY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BEEKMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHAZY CENTRAL RURAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL | BEEKMANTOWN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
9.9 |
11.1Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.