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Jamestown 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 people working from home (9.1%).
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 | Ellicott |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,188Highest |
8,659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.8Lowest about the NY average |
45.3±3.1Highest 14% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±1.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Jamestown and Ellicott 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% |
24.1%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Jamestown and Ellicott 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 |
$60,880±$7kHighest 29% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $87,700±$4kLowest 79% below NY |
$120,700±$10kHighest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$39Lowest 53% below NY |
$875±$46Highest 46% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,453Lowest 63% below NY |
$2,662Highest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±5.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±9.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Jamestown and Ellicott 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% |
11%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 53% below NY |
16 minHighest 52% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.2%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Jamestown and Ellicott 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 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.