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Forestport vs Remsen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Forestport has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.8%).
Remsen has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
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 | Forestport | Remsen |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,693Highest |
1,666Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49±10.4Highest 23% above NY |
47±4.6Lowest 18% above NY |
| Forestport and Remsen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±4.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Forestport and Remsen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.7%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.9%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,813±$17kHighest 15% below NY |
$71,438±$8kLowest 17% below NY |
| Forestport and Remsen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,700±$28kHighest 48% below NY |
$168,800±$12kLowest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $621±$85Lowest 62% below NY |
$808±$66Highest 50% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,435Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,229Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.2%±41.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.1%±25.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Remsen and Forestport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minLowest 6% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 15%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±4.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Forestport and Remsen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | — | REMSEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | REMSEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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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.