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DeWitt vs Glenville 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 most affordable homes ($244k median).
Glenville has the most people working from home (14.9%).
DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
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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 | Glenville | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 25,589 |
29,372Highest |
11,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 41.4±2Lowest 4% above NY |
43.6±1.7Highest 10% above NY |
41.4±4.4Lowest 4% above NY |
| Glenville and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±4Highest 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+ | 19.2%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Glenville and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49% NY: 40.2% |
41.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.3 NY: 7% |
4.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
14.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,218±$7kLowest 7% above NY |
$98,423±$5k 14% above NY |
$123,864±$23kHighest 44% above NY |
| DeWitt and Glenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,500±$13kLowest 43% below NY |
$257,400±$8k 39% below NY |
$297,600±$20kHighest 30% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,247±$101Highest 23% below NY |
$1,172±$257 28% below NY |
| Glenville and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,113 7% below NY |
$5,814Lowest 12% below NY |
$7,402Highest 12% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.2%±8 NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| DeWitt and Glenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6% NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 46% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
14.9%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Glenville and DeWitt 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 | #101 of 484 in NY | #70 of 484 in NY |
| School district | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | BURNT HILLS-BALLSTON LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SCOTIA-GLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL | SCOTIA-GLENVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Highest |
11.3Lowest |
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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.