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Johnstown vs Newark vs Herkimer
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).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.4%).
Herkimer has the most people working from home (8.4%).
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 | Newark | Herkimer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,111Lowest |
8,991 |
9,534Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44±4.8 11% above NY |
41.1±3Lowest 3% above NY |
45.6±3.4Highest 15% above NY |
| Herkimer and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.4 NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.2%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Newark and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.5% NY: 40.2% |
17.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
7.1%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,763±$9kHighest 26% below NY |
$60,006±$9k 30% below NY |
$56,287±$14kLowest 35% below NY |
| Johnstown and Newark 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 |
$132,600±$12kLowest 69% below NY |
$136,300±$22k 68% below NY |
| Johnstown and Herkimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$43 44% below NY |
$979±$97Highest 40% below NY |
$820±$74Lowest 49% below NY |
| Newark and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,613 45% below NY |
$4,106Highest 38% below NY |
$3,453Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.2%±12Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50.8%±11.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±15.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Newark and Herkimer 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% |
22.2%Highest NY: 14% |
21.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.3% NY: 54.3% |
60.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1944 15 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 42% below NY |
21 min 35% below NY |
22 minHighest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Herkimer 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 | — | #363 of 484 in NY |
| School district | JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | HERKIMER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL | — | HERKIMER HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | 11.0Lowest |
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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.