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Delhi vs Kortright
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 the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Kortright has the oldest population (median age 53.4).
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 | Kortright |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,153Highest |
1,627Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 24.6±5.5Lowest 38% below NY |
53.4±5.2Highest 34% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±2.9 NY: 20.5% |
13.4%±1.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Kortright and Delhi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 35.9%±3Highest NY: 7% |
5.2%±5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,043±$6kLowest 27% below NY |
$80,729±$22kHighest 6% below NY |
| Kortright 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±$27kLowest 53% below NY |
$217,000±$17kHighest 49% below NY |
| Kortright and Delhi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$75Highest 42% below NY |
$831±$67Lowest 49% below NY |
| Delhi and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,533Highest 46% below NY |
$2,945Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.6%±74.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Delhi and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.4%Highest NY: 14% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 55% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
13%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Delhi and Kortright 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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| 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.