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Halfmoon vs DeWitt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halfmoon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+19.2%).
DeWitt has the most affordable homes ($244k median).
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 | Halfmoon | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 26,245Highest |
25,589Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +19.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.1±2Highest 6% above NY |
41.4±2Lowest 4% above NY |
| Halfmoon and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.8%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Halfmoon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and Halfmoon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,712±$7kHighest 17% above NY |
$92,218±$7kLowest 7% above NY |
| Halfmoon and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $387,700±$21kHighest 9% below NY |
$243,500±$13kLowest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,559±$66Highest 4% below NY |
$1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,810Lowest 12% below NY |
$6,113Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±8.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.4%±8.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| DeWitt and Halfmoon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1996Highest 37 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 27% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.3%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #206 of 484 in NY | #70 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MECHANICVILLE CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | MECHANICVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4Highest |
11.6Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.