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Hermon vs Jasper vs De Kalb
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 youngest population (median age 36.3).
Jasper has the most people working from home (12.2%).
De Kalb has the oldest population (median age 41.4).
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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 | Hermon | Jasper | De Kalb |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,146Lowest |
1,308 |
2,067Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.3±14.4Lowest 9% below NY |
37.3±7.4 6% below NY |
41.4±5.4Highest 4% above NY |
| De Kalb and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.9%±8.5 NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
26.9%±2.7Lowest 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% |
16%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| De Kalb 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% |
25.8% NY: 40.2% |
15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
0.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
1%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Hermon and De Kalb 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 |
$80,588±$7kHighest 6% below NY |
$57,467±$13kLowest 33% 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±$14k 75% below NY |
$123,600±$13kHighest 71% below NY |
$103,600±$14kLowest 76% below NY |
| Jasper and Hermon 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 |
$658±$149Lowest 59% below NY |
$967±$276Highest 40% below NY |
| De Kalb 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 |
$2,250Highest 66% below NY |
$1,816Lowest 72% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.4%±35.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.7%±54.6 NY: 52.1% |
60%±60Highest NY: 52.1% |
| De Kalb and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2% NY: 14% |
10.9%Highest NY: 14% |
6.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.1% NY: 54.3% |
87.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 4% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
25 min 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±3.2Lowest 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.