Compare towns
Kortright vs Wright vs Oswego
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kortright has the most people working from home (13%).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Oswego has the most affordable homes ($121k 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 | Kortright | Wright | Oswego |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,627Lowest |
1,739 |
17,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.4±5.2Highest 34% above NY |
51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
35.7±1.6Lowest 10% below NY |
| Kortright and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.4%±1.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Oswego and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.4%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Kortright and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±5 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
10.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Oswego and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,729±$22k 6% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$53,172±$4kLowest 38% below NY |
| Wright and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,000±$17k 49% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
$120,600±$7kLowest 72% below NY |
| Wright and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $831±$67Lowest 49% below NY |
$953±$79 41% below NY |
$1,109±$72Highest 32% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,945Lowest 55% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$3,362 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.6%±74.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
60.4%±7.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Oswego and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.6% NY: 54.3% |
50.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 26% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 13%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.6%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Kortright and Oswego 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 | — | — | #285 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.5 |
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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.