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Jasper vs Minerva vs Cameron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Jasper has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Minerva has the oldest population (median age 56.2).
Cameron has the youngest population (median age 32.5).
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 | Jasper | Minerva | Cameron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,308Highest |
836Lowest |
1,049 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.4% NY: +4.2% |
-4.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.3±7.4 6% below NY |
56.2±5.7Highest 41% above NY |
32.5±6Lowest 18% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 33.6%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
10.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
37.3%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Cameron and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
35.8%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
11.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8% NY: 40.2% |
28.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,588±$7kHighest 6% below NY |
$67,303±$9k 22% below NY |
$59,125±$17kLowest 31% below NY |
| Jasper and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $123,600±$13k 71% below NY |
$171,800±$22kHighest 59% below NY |
$115,800±$37kLowest 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $658±$149Lowest 59% below NY |
$784±$102 52% below NY |
$975±$733Highest 40% below NY |
| Cameron and Minerva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,250Lowest 66% below NY |
$2,608 60% below NY |
$2,735Highest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.7%±54.6 NY: 52.1% |
25.7%±74.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.1% NY: 54.3% |
88%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 26% below NY |
31 min 5% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 12.2%±7Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.6%±7.9 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Jasper and Minerva 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.