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Leon vs Williamstown 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
Leon has the most people working from home (15.2%).
Williamstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Cameron has the oldest 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 | Leon | Williamstown | Cameron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,459 |
1,522Highest |
1,049Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.4±5.3Lowest 34% below NY |
30.7±5 23% below NY |
32.5±6Highest 18% below NY |
| Cameron and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 42.2%±15Highest NY: 20.5% |
29.8%±11Lowest NY: 20.5% |
37.3%±3.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Leon and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.5%±4 NY: 17.9% |
10.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
11.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Cameron and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
12.2% NY: 40.2% |
14.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Williamstown and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,048±$11kLowest 35% below NY |
$62,170±$13kHighest 28% below NY |
$59,125±$17k 31% below NY |
| Williamstown and Cameron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $103,000±$23kLowest 76% below NY |
$110,500±$19k 74% below NY |
$115,800±$37kHighest 73% below NY |
| Cameron and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $960±$282 41% below NY |
$788±$129Lowest 51% below NY |
$975±$733Highest 40% below NY |
| Cameron and Leon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,259Highest 50% below NY |
$2,121Lowest 68% below NY |
$2,735 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
20%±43.7 NY: 52.1% |
86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.8% NY: 14% |
16.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.5% NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1979Lowest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 min 7% above NY |
36 minHighest 11% above NY |
33 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 15.2%±10.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Leon and Williamstown 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.