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Jamestown vs Celoron vs Ellicott
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jamestown has the most renters (50.7% rent).
Celoron has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Ellicott has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Jamestown | Celoron | Ellicott |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 28,188Highest |
1,397Lowest |
8,659 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9% NY: +4.2% |
+0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.8Lowest about the NY average |
43.9±3.6 10% above NY |
45.3±3.1Highest 14% above NY |
| Ellicott and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±1.9 NY: 20.5% |
23%±7.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Celoron and Jamestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
24.1%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ellicott and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.3% NY: 40.2% |
17.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.8 NY: 7% |
2.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Jamestown and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $43,523±$4kLowest 49% below NY |
$51,964±$21k 40% below NY |
$60,880±$7kHighest 29% below NY |
| Ellicott and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $87,700±$4kLowest 79% below NY |
$92,700±$13k 78% below NY |
$120,700±$10kHighest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$39Lowest 53% below NY |
$917±$86Highest 43% below NY |
$875±$46 46% below NY |
| Celoron and Ellicott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,453 63% below NY |
$1,927Lowest 71% below NY |
$2,662Highest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±5.4 NY: 52.1% |
56%±20.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±9.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Celoron and Jamestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.3%Highest NY: 14% |
16.6% NY: 14% |
11%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
59.8% NY: 54.3% |
71.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 min 53% below NY |
13 minLowest 60% below NY |
16 minHighest 52% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±8.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Celoron and Jamestown 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 | #305 of 484 in NY | — | #203 of 484 in NY |
| School district | JAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | FALCONER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SOUTHWESTERN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AT JAMESTOWN |
| High school in town | JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL | — | FALCONER MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2Highest |
— | 10.5Lowest |
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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.