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Concord vs Delaware vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Concord has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Delaware has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.8%).
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 | Concord | Delaware | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,269Highest |
2,261Lowest |
8,219 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% NY: +4.2% |
-17.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+53.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±4.5Lowest 12% above NY |
49.3±6.3Highest 24% above NY |
46.6±2.5 17% above NY |
| Delaware and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±5.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±2.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Concord and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3% NY: 40.2% |
43.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
30%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
8.8%±23.4Highest NY: 7% |
4.8%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Delaware and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,594±$20k 9% below NY |
$96,146±$28kHighest 12% above NY |
$77,601±$6kLowest 10% below NY |
| Delaware and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,300±$19k 48% below NY |
$227,300±$17kHighest 46% below NY |
$202,100±$11kLowest 52% below NY |
| Delaware and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $701±$67Lowest 57% below NY |
— | $900±$127Highest 44% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,947 40% below NY |
$4,989Highest 24% below NY |
$3,656Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 64%±18.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.4%±29.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
26%±6.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
8.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.2% NY: 54.3% |
87.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
27.3%±14.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±3.8 NY: 14.9% |
| Delaware and Vernon 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 | #176 of 484 in NY | — | #368 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SPRINGVILLE-GRIFFITH INSTITUTE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | GRIFFITH INSTITUTE HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5 |
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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.