Compare towns
Herkimer vs Mohawk vs Wright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Herkimer has the most renters (40.4% rent).
Mohawk has the most people working from home (9.9%).
Wright has the most expensive homes ($242k 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 | Herkimer | Mohawk | Wright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,534Highest |
2,520 |
1,739Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6% NY: +4.2% |
-11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.6±3.4Lowest 15% above NY |
48.5±4.8 22% above NY |
51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
| Wright and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.2%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Mohawk and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
22%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Mohawk and Herkimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23.5% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.1%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,287±$14kLowest 35% below NY |
$72,813±$19k 15% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
| Wright and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $136,300±$22k 68% below NY |
$124,600±$28kLowest 71% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $820±$74 49% below NY |
$705±$34Lowest 57% below NY |
$953±$79Highest 41% below NY |
| Wright and Herkimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,453 48% below NY |
$3,380Lowest 49% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±15.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.3%±11.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Herkimer and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
15.1% NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.7% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944 15 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 34% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8.4%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
9.9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Mohawk and Herkimer 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 | #363 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | HERKIMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0 |
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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.