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Hadley vs Day vs Kortright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hadley has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Day has the oldest population (median age 61.4).
Kortright has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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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 | Hadley | Day | Kortright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,074Highest |
843Lowest |
1,627 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54.1±3 36% above NY |
61.4±2.4Highest 54% above NY |
53.4±5.2Lowest 34% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
7.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
13.4%±1.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Hadley and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.1%±4.6 NY: 17.9% |
37.6%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25% NY: 40.2% |
24.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
5.2%±5Highest NY: 7% |
| Kortright and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,750±$32k 14% below NY |
$57,727±$16kLowest 33% below NY |
$80,729±$22kHighest 6% below NY |
| Kortright and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $194,200±$30kLowest 54% below NY |
$224,400±$49kHighest 47% below NY |
$217,000±$17k 49% below NY |
| Day and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$293Highest 44% below NY |
— | $831±$67Lowest 49% below NY |
| Hadley and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 64% below NY |
$2,765 58% below NY |
$2,945Highest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.3%±17 NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.6%±74.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Day and Hadley are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 4% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 24.2%±23.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.4%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Hadley and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.