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DeWitt vs Schenectady vs DeWitt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
Schenectady has the most renters (54.4% rent).
DeWitt has the most people working from home (11.4%).
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 | DeWitt | Schenectady | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 11,060Lowest |
68,847Highest |
25,589 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±4.4Highest 4% above NY |
36.1±1Lowest 9% below NY |
41.4±2Highest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
9.8%±1 NY: 7% |
8.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $123,864±$23kHighest 44% above NY |
$58,399±$3kLowest 32% below NY |
$92,218±$7k 7% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $297,600±$20kHighest 30% below NY |
$168,800±$5kLowest 60% below NY |
$243,500±$13k 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$257Highest 28% below NY |
$1,145±$33 29% below NY |
$1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
| DeWitt and Schenectady are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,402Highest 12% above NY |
$4,874Lowest 26% below NY |
$6,113 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
58.5%±4.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Schenectady and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
23.8%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7% NY: 54.3% |
45.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
22 minHighest 33% below NY |
18 min 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±1.4 NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| DeWitt and Schenectady 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 | #70 of 484 in NY | #400 of 484 in NY | #70 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.3Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.