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Cobleskill vs Carthage
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cobleskill has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Carthage has the most kids (31.5% under 18).
Cobleskill is a college town. 25.3% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Cobleskill | Carthage |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,682Highest |
3,510Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 30.3±5.3Highest 24% below NY |
27.3±5.6Lowest 31% below NY |
| Cobleskill and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31.5%±6.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.5%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 25.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
4.7%±3.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $46,059±$8kLowest 46% below NY |
$58,125±$9kHighest 32% below NY |
| Carthage and Cobleskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,300±$16kHighest 54% below NY |
$131,200±$22kLowest 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $874±$29Lowest 46% below NY |
$913±$91Highest 44% below NY |
| Carthage and Cobleskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,773Highest 12% below NY |
$2,943Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±13Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cobleskill and Carthage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
25.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 39.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
43.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 23% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
2%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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| 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.