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Germantown vs Clermont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Germantown has the most people working from home (25.6%).
Clermont has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.7%).
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 | Germantown | Clermont |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,681Lowest |
2,067Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.4±5.2Highest 42% above NY |
44.6±5.6Lowest 12% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 10.4%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 29.6%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Germantown and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53%Highest NY: 40.2% |
44.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Germantown and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $97,564±$12kHighest 13% above NY |
$95,104±$16kLowest 11% above NY |
| Germantown and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $493,200±$80kHighest 16% above NY |
$452,000±$78kLowest 7% above NY |
| Germantown and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,344±$1kHighest 17% below NY |
$1,299±$268Lowest 20% below NY |
| Germantown and Clermont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,226Lowest 21% below NY |
$6,480Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.9%±17.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.3%±28.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Clermont and Germantown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 28% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 25.6%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| School district | GERMANTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | GERMANTOWN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.8 |
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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.