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Delhi vs Brockport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Delhi has grown the fastest since 2010 (-6.3%).
Brockport has the most renters (53% rent).
Delhi is a college town. 35.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Delhi | Brockport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,153Lowest |
7,277Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-15.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 24.6±5.5Highest 38% below NY |
23.3±1.3Lowest 41% below NY |
| Delhi and Brockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
10.2%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Delhi and Brockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.2%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 35.9%±3Lowest NY: 7% |
39.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Brockport and Delhi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,043±$6kLowest 27% below NY |
$69,866±$15kHighest 19% below NY |
| Brockport and Delhi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,300±$27kHighest 53% below NY |
$157,700±$18kLowest 63% below NY |
| Delhi and Brockport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$75Lowest 42% below NY |
$995±$127Highest 39% below NY |
| Brockport and Delhi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,533Lowest 46% below NY |
$5,238Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.5%±11.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Brockport and Delhi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
47%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 55% below NY |
20 minHighest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Delhi and Brockport 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 | #222 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DELAWARE ACADEMY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT DELHI | — |
| High school in town | DELAWARE ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.1 |
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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.