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Crown Point vs Mount Tabor vs Schroon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crown Point has the most affordable homes ($158k median).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Schroon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
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 | Crown Point | Mount Tabor | Schroon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,984Highest |
304Lowest |
1,897 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | +13.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±5.7Lowest 28% above U.S. |
57.8±10.6Highest 49% above U.S. |
54±9.9 39% above U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.7%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Schroon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.4%±18.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.6%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mount Tabor and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.6%±4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,813±$25kHighest about the U.S. average |
— | $69,955±$10kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Crown Point and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,900±$21kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$420,500±$76kHighest 26% above U.S. |
$272,800±$21k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$960 15% above U.S. |
$2,143±$367Highest 52% above U.S. |
$516±$33Lowest 63% below U.S. |
| Mount Tabor and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,393Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$5,233Highest 68% above U.S. |
$3,291 6% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±92.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.6%±36.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Schroon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1946Lowest 34 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
46 minHighest 72% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.4%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.7%±16.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schroon and Mount Tabor 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.