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Delhi 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
Delhi has the youngest population (median age 24.6).
Meredith has the oldest population (median age 54.3).
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 | Meredith |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,153Highest |
1,467Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 24.6±5.5Lowest 38% below NY |
54.3±4.6Highest 36% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Meredith and Delhi are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
33.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 35.9%±3Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,043±$6kLowest 27% below NY |
$85,938±$16kHighest about the NY average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,300±$27kLowest 53% below NY |
$230,600±$24kHighest 46% below NY |
| Meredith 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 |
$794±$175Lowest 51% below NY |
| Delhi and Meredith 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 |
$3,630Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.1%±53.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Meredith and Delhi 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% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 55% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 14.1%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Delhi 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 | #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.