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Colonie vs Mendon vs Roessleville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colonie has the most kids (20% under 18).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Roessleville has the most renters (29.3% 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 | Colonie | Mendon | Roessleville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,702 |
1,113Lowest |
10,968Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.4±1.8 12% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
42.4±2.2Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Colonie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
| Colonie and Roessleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.9%±3.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
8.5%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Roessleville and Colonie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,983±$6kHighest 29% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23k 25% above U.S. |
$96,058±$4kLowest 19% above U.S. |
| Colonie and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,400±$10k 14% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$264,500±$12kLowest 20% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,570±$157Highest 11% above U.S. |
$1,230±$651Lowest 13% below U.S. |
$1,416±$58 about the U.S. average |
| Colonie and Roessleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,712Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$3,973 27% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.3%±16.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.7%±8.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Colonie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965 15 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 36% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
19 minHighest 27% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 15.7%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Colonie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.