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Madrid vs Potsdam
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Madrid has the most kids (32.9% under 18).
Potsdam has the most renters (43.7% rent).
Potsdam is a college town. 34.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Madrid | Potsdam |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,767Lowest |
14,819Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.4±6.8Highest 9% below NY |
25.9±2.6Lowest 35% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 32.9%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.5%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.6%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Madrid and Potsdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
34.1%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $64,083±$7kHighest 25% below NY |
$53,302±$11kLowest 38% below NY |
| Madrid and Potsdam are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,100±$15kLowest 71% below NY |
$143,400±$15kHighest 66% below NY |
| Potsdam and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $823±$65Lowest 49% below NY |
$920±$86Highest 43% below NY |
| Potsdam and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,993Lowest 55% below NY |
$4,032Highest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.2%±36.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
63.6%±12.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Potsdam and Madrid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 26.5%Highest NY: 14% |
20.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87%Highest NY: 54.3% |
56.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 28% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±2.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Potsdam and Madrid 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 | — | #86 of 484 in NY |
| School district | MADRID-WADDINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | POTSDAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | MADRID-WADDINGTON JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | POTSDAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.5Lowest |
11.0Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.