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Ghent vs Austerlitz
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ghent has the most kids (17.8% under 18).
Austerlitz has the most people working from home (30.5%).
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 | Ghent | Austerlitz |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,267Highest |
1,676Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% NY: +4.2% |
-1.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.1Lowest 20% above NY |
60.8±3.5Highest 53% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
7.9%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
44%±7.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
69.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ghent and Austerlitz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,092±$30kLowest 5% below NY |
$113,021±$41kHighest 31% above NY |
| Austerlitz and Ghent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $371,200±$40kLowest 12% below NY |
$467,600±$47kHighest 10% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,085±$162Lowest 33% below NY |
$1,429±$323Highest 12% below NY |
| Austerlitz and Ghent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,301Lowest 19% below NY |
$6,184Highest 6% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40.7%±11.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.5%±39.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Austerlitz and Ghent are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.4%Highest NY: 14% |
3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 17% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 18.7%±6.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
30.5%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Austerlitz and Ghent 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 | #217 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | CHATHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | CHATHAM HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7 |
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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.