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Gouverneur vs Solvay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Gouverneur has the most affordable homes ($129k median).
Solvay has the most people working from home (6.9%).
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 | Gouverneur | Solvay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,486Lowest |
6,544Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.7±3.9Lowest about the NY average |
38.9±2.3Highest about the NY average |
| Solvay and Gouverneur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Solvay and Gouverneur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.2%±4.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Solvay and Gouverneur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6.9%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Solvay and Gouverneur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $44,411±$14kLowest 48% below NY |
$61,166±$7kHighest 29% below NY |
| Solvay and Gouverneur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,300±$31kLowest 69% below NY |
$150,000±$13kHighest 65% below NY |
| Solvay and Gouverneur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$118Lowest 46% below NY |
$946±$77Highest 42% below NY |
| Solvay and Gouverneur are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,624Lowest 60% below NY |
$4,459Highest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.7%±20.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
32.1%±9.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 21.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1947Highest 12 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 28% below NY |
19 minLowest 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 1.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Solvay and Gouverneur 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 | #415 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | GOUVERNEUR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | GOUVERNEUR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.7 |
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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.