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Hermon vs Fowler vs Jasper
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hermon has the most affordable homes ($106k median).
Fowler has the oldest population (median age 50.8).
Jasper has the most people working from home (12.2%).
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 | Hermon | Fowler | Jasper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,146Lowest |
1,869Highest |
1,308 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.7% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.3±14.4Lowest 9% below NY |
50.8±3.6Highest 28% above NY |
37.3±7.4 6% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 29.9%±8.5 NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Jasper and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.8%±5.8 NY: 17.9% |
25.5%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
16%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Fowler and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.9 NY: 7% |
0.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hermon and Fowler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,896±$16k 19% below NY |
$49,875±$8kLowest 42% below NY |
$80,588±$7kHighest 6% below NY |
| Jasper and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $105,500±$14kLowest 75% below NY |
$155,700±$53kHighest 63% below NY |
$123,600±$13k 71% below NY |
| Fowler and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$435 44% below NY |
$1,017±$149Highest 37% below NY |
$658±$149Lowest 59% below NY |
| Fowler and Hermon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,076 68% below NY |
$1,668Lowest 75% below NY |
$2,250Highest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.4%±35.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±17.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.7%±54.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Fowler and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
10.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% NY: 54.3% |
80.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 4% below NY |
26 min 20% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Jasper and Hermon 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.