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Frankfort vs Litchfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Frankfort has the most people working from home (12.6%).
Litchfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.6%).
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 | Frankfort | Litchfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,931Highest |
1,418Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45±3.2Highest 13% above NY |
40±8Lowest about the NY average |
| Frankfort and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Litchfield and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.6%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Frankfort and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Frankfort and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,861±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
$87,750±$18kHighest about the NY average |
| Litchfield and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $155,200±$10kLowest 63% below NY |
$206,600±$26kHighest 51% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$81 46% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,721Highest 43% below NY |
$3,224Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.7%±13.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.3%±68.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Litchfield and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Highest NY: 14% |
5.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 14% below NY |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.6%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Frankfort and Litchfield 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 | #422 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.1 |
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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.