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Harrietstown vs Santa Clara
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Harrietstown has the most kids (18% under 18).
Santa Clara has the most people working from home (21.3%).
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 | Harrietstown | Santa Clara |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,222Highest |
511Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 44.1±3.9Lowest 11% above NY |
65±6.5Highest 63% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
11%±5.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Harrietstown and Santa Clara are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
50.1%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
63.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
5.1%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Santa Clara and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,460±$5kLowest 23% below NY |
$96,964±$31kHighest 13% above NY |
| Santa Clara and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,000±$31kLowest 51% below NY |
$388,500±$106kHighest 8% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $847±$34Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,778±$157Highest 10% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,950Lowest 40% below NY |
$6,103Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.7%±11.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Harrietstown and Santa Clara are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.8%Highest NY: 14% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 56% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
21.3%±11Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Santa Clara and Harrietstown 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 | #210 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.0 |
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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.