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Crown Point vs Newfields 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).
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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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 | Newfields | Schroon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,984 |
2,023Highest |
1,897Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±5.7 28% above U.S. |
44.1±1.8Lowest 13% above U.S. |
54±9.9Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Schroon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Newfields and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Schroon and Crown Point 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% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,813±$25k about the U.S. average |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$69,955±$10kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,900±$21kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$272,800±$21k 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$960 15% above U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$516±$33Lowest 63% below U.S. |
| Newfields 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. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,291 6% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±92.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.6%±36.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Schroon and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.7%±16.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schroon and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Newfields School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.