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Fort Plain vs Falconer vs Minden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fort Plain has the most affordable homes ($81k median).
Falconer has the highest household income ($60k).
Minden has grown the fastest since 2010 (-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 | Fort Plain | Falconer | Minden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,290 |
2,149Lowest |
4,181Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -16.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.2±10 9% above NY |
43.5±5.5Highest 9% above NY |
38.4±8.1Lowest 4% below NY |
| Falconer and Fort Plain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±5.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Minden and Falconer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.6%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Fort Plain and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.5% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
5.4%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Minden and Falconer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $34,738±$22kLowest 60% below NY |
$60,056±$6kHighest 30% below NY |
$44,195±$10k 49% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $80,900±$16kLowest 81% below NY |
$98,400±$15kHighest 77% below NY |
$90,500±$9k 79% below NY |
| Falconer and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $709±$101Lowest 56% below NY |
$745±$192Highest 54% below NY |
$718±$99 56% below NY |
| Falconer and Minden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,938 55% below NY |
$2,369Lowest 64% below NY |
$3,180Highest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.7%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.6%±13.1 NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Fort Plain and Falconer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.5%Highest NY: 14% |
10.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
18% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1945Highest 14 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 24% below NY |
22 minLowest 33% below NY |
28 minHighest 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.9%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.5%±4 NY: 14.9% |
| Falconer and Minden 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 | — | — | #320 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | FORT PLAIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | FORT PLAIN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.1 |
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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.