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Johnstown vs Ilion
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Johnstown has the most expensive homes ($158k median).
Ilion has the most affordable homes ($109k median).
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 | Johnstown | Ilion |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,111Highest |
7,593Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44±4.8Lowest 11% above NY |
44.9±3.4Highest 13% above NY |
| Ilion and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ilion and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ilion and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Johnstown and Ilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,763±$9kHighest 26% below NY |
$62,843±$16kLowest 27% below NY |
| Johnstown and Ilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,800±$11kHighest 63% below NY |
$108,700±$16kLowest 74% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$43Highest 44% below NY |
$694±$228Lowest 57% below NY |
| Johnstown and Ilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,613Highest 45% below NY |
$2,958Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.2%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±15Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Ilion and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
66.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Highest 18 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 42% below NY |
20 minHighest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ilion and Johnstown 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 | #403 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.