Compare towns
Dix vs Erwin vs Warrensburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dix has the most renters (33.9% rent).
Erwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Warrensburg has the most homeowners (74.3%).
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 | Dix | Erwin | Warrensburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,660Lowest |
7,965Highest |
3,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.1±2.8Highest 26% above NY |
43.8±2Lowest 10% above NY |
50.1±6Highest 26% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 13.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±4 NY: 20.5% |
| Erwin and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.9%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Dix and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Erwin and Dix are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,668±$8kLowest 38% below NY |
$88,333±$16kHighest about the NY average |
$60,907±$12k 29% below NY |
| Erwin and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$223,700±$26kHighest 47% below NY |
$167,400±$9k 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $718±$172Lowest 56% below NY |
$1,271±$136Highest 22% below NY |
$911±$50 44% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,141 52% below NY |
$5,829Highest 11% below NY |
$2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±13.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.8%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Erwin and Warrensburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% NY: 14% |
9.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 66.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
67.2% NY: 54.3% |
74.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 39% below NY |
15 minLowest 54% below NY |
21 minHighest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Warrensburg and Erwin 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 | #391 of 484 in NY | #431 of 484 in NY | #314 of 484 in NY |
| School district | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | WARRENSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | WATKINS GLEN CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | WARRENSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
— | 7.5Lowest |
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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.