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Davenport vs Meredith
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Davenport has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
Meredith has the most expensive homes ($231k median).
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 | Davenport | Meredith |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,946Highest |
1,467Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.5±9Lowest about the NY average |
54.3±4.6Highest 36% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Meredith and Davenport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 30.3%±8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Meredith and Davenport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Davenport and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,539±$20kLowest 7% below NY |
$85,938±$16kHighest about the NY average |
| Meredith and Davenport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,700±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$230,600±$24kHighest 46% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,195±$169Highest 26% below NY |
$794±$175Lowest 51% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,120Lowest 53% below NY |
$3,630Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.9%±36.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±53.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Davenport and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 34% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 14.8%±9.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Davenport and Meredith 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 | #438 of 484 in NY | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.