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Deerfield vs Utica
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deerfield has the highest household income ($101k).
Utica has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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 | Deerfield | Utica |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,933Lowest |
64,217Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.6±4.1Highest 17% above NY |
35.2±1Lowest 12% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.4%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
7.4%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $101,029±$7kHighest 18% above NY |
$52,484±$3kLowest 39% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $231,300±$16kHighest 45% below NY |
$151,300±$6kLowest 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $763±$122Lowest 53% below NY |
$951±$24Highest 41% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,990Highest 39% below NY |
$3,246Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±32.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.6%±5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Utica and Deerfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
27.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
49.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1940Lowest 19 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 36% below NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.5%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Deerfield and Utica 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 | #120 of 484 in NY | #383 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NEW YORK STATE OFFICE MENTAL HEALTH (OMH) · UTICA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | THOMAS R PROCTOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 16.6 |
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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.