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Crown Point vs Schroon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crown Point has the most affordable homes ($158k median).
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Schroon |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,984Highest |
1,897Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.9±5.7Lowest 25% above NY |
54±9.9Highest 36% above NY |
| 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 NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| 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 NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| 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 NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,813±$25kHighest 4% below NY |
$69,955±$10kLowest 19% below NY |
| 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 63% below NY |
$272,800±$21kHighest 36% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$960Highest about the NY average |
$516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,393Lowest 64% below NY |
$3,291Highest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±92.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| 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 NY: 14% |
7.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
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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.