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Ellenburg vs Wilna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ellenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
Wilna has the most kids (31.3% under 18).
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 | Ellenburg | Wilna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,992Lowest |
5,677Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.7±4.5Highest 17% above NY |
29.1±5.2Lowest 27% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31.3%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
10.2%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
6.2%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,125±$10kHighest 15% below NY |
$60,213±$11kLowest 30% below NY |
| Ellenburg and Wilna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,000±$16kLowest 71% below NY |
$137,400±$19kHighest 68% below NY |
| Wilna and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $801±$192Lowest 51% below NY |
$946±$47Highest 42% below NY |
| Wilna and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,412Lowest 63% below NY |
$2,747Highest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20.2%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±10.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wilna and Ellenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 4% above NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.7%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Ellenburg and Wilna 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 | — | #482 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | NORTHERN ADIRONDACK MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.5 |
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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.