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Crown Point vs Waltham 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).
Waltham has the most expensive homes ($330k median).
Schroon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
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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 | Waltham | Schroon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,984Highest |
452Lowest |
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. |
60.8±7.3Highest 56% above U.S. |
54±9.9 39% above U.S. |
| Waltham and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
12.8%±7.4 U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±5.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Schroon and Waltham 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% |
45.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.6%±4.7 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Waltham 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 |
$97,500±$14kHighest 21% above U.S. |
$69,955±$10kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Waltham and Crown Point 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. |
$329,700±$51kHighest about the U.S. average |
$272,800±$21k 18% below U.S. |
| Waltham and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$960Highest 15% above U.S. |
$1,096±$113 22% below U.S. |
$516±$33Lowest 63% below U.S. |
| Crown Point and Waltham 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. |
$5,714Highest 83% above U.S. |
$3,291 6% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±92.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±58.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
45.6%±36.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Schroon and Waltham 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% |
5.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1971Lowest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.7%±16.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schroon and Waltham 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.