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Jasper vs Summit 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 the most people working from home (12.2%).
Summit has the oldest population (median age 55.7).
Cameron has the youngest population (median age 32.5).

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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.

MeasureJasperSummitCameron
People
Population
1,308Highest
976Lowest
1,049
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-6.6%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-4.9%
NY: +4.2%
Median age
37.3±7.4
6% below NY
55.7±7.3Highest
40% above NY
32.5±6Lowest
18% below NY
Kids under 18
33.6%±2.4
NY: 20.5%
17.7%±4.5Lowest
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%
37.7%±8.7Highest
NY: 17.9%
11.4%±1.3Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.8%
NY: 40.2%
28.7%Highest
NY: 40.2%
14.1%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.2%±1.1
NY: 7%
0%±2Lowest
NY: 7%
0.6%±1.4Highest
NY: 7%
Cameron and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$80,588±$7kHighest
6% below NY
$74,375±$26k
13% below NY
$59,125±$17kLowest
31% below NY
Jasper and Summit 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
$150,000±$29kHighest
65% below NY
$115,800±$37kLowest
73% below NY
Summit and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$658±$149Lowest
59% below NY
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$975±$733Highest
40% below NY
Cameron and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,250
66% below NY
$2,230Lowest
66% below NY
$2,735Highest
58% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
35.7%±54.6
NY: 52.1%
0%±100Lowest
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%
3.9%Lowest
NY: 14%
38.1%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.1%
NY: 54.3%
92.7%Highest
NY: 54.3%
80.7%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1962Lowest
3 yrs newer than NY
1981Highest
22 yrs newer than NY
1979
20 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
26% below NY
34 minHighest
3% above NY
33 min
about the NY average
Work from home
12.2%±7Highest
NY: 14.9%
5.3%±4.2
NY: 14.9%
2.5%±1.6Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Jasper and Summit 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.