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Horicon vs Kortright 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
Horicon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
Kortright has the most people working from home (13%).
Wright has the most kids (16.7% under 18).
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 | Horicon | Kortright | Wright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,700 |
1,627Lowest |
1,739Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.4±5.2Lowest 27% above NY |
53.4±5.2Highest 34% above NY |
51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
| Kortright and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
13.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wright and Horicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±4.9 NY: 7% |
5.2%±5Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Kortright and Horicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,750±$27k 6% below NY |
$80,729±$22kLowest 6% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
| Wright and Horicon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $295,400±$46kHighest 30% below NY |
$217,000±$17kLowest 49% below NY |
$242,000±$36k 43% below NY |
| Horicon and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,032±$139Highest 36% below NY |
$831±$67Lowest 49% below NY |
$953±$79 41% below NY |
| Horicon and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
$2,945 55% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±71.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.6%±74.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Horicon and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.2% NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
13%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Kortright and Horicon 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.