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DeWitt vs Schenectady
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 homeowners (73.6%).
Schenectady has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,589Lowest |
68,847Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±2Highest 4% above NY |
36.1±1Lowest 9% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.1%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Schenectady are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
9.8%±1Highest NY: 7% |
| Schenectady and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,218±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
$58,399±$3kLowest 32% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,500±$13kHighest 43% below NY |
$168,800±$5kLowest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,145±$33Highest 29% below NY |
| Schenectady and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,113Highest 7% below NY |
$4,874Lowest 26% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.5%±4.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
23.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
45.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
22 minHighest 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.4%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±1.4Lowest 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 |
| School district | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL | SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6Lowest |
13.3Highest |
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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.