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Jamestown vs Kiantone
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%).
Kiantone has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Kiantone |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 28,188Highest |
1,865Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±1.8Highest about the NY average |
38.2±9.6Lowest 4% below NY |
| Jamestown and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.7%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Jamestown and Kiantone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Jamestown and Kiantone 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 |
$81,000±$17kHighest 6% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $87,700±$4kLowest 79% below NY |
$163,800±$14kHighest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $759±$39Lowest 53% below NY |
$950±$666Highest 41% below NY |
| Kiantone and Jamestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,453Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,461Highest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±5.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.1%±36.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Kiantone 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% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 53% below NY |
20 minHighest 38% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.1%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Jamestown and Kiantone 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 | — |
| School district | JAMESTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | JAMESTOWN HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.2 |
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| 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.