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Menands vs Cobleskill vs Owego
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Menands has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.1%).
Cobleskill has the youngest population (median age 30.3).
Owego has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Cobleskill is a college town. 25.3% 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 | Menands | Cobleskill | Owego |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,505 |
4,682Highest |
3,912Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +14.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 33±7.4 17% below NY |
30.3±5.3Lowest 24% below NY |
37±5.8Highest 7% below NY |
| Owego and Menands are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±7.6 NY: 20.5% |
11.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.8%±6.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Owego and Menands are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.1%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Cobleskill and Owego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
32.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.8%±4.7 NY: 7% |
25.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,583±$11kHighest 6% below NY |
$46,059±$8kLowest 46% below NY |
$60,139±$17k 30% below NY |
| Menands and Owego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,300±$64kHighest 36% below NY |
$193,300±$16k 54% below NY |
$147,300±$21kLowest 65% below NY |
| Menands and Cobleskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,414±$50Highest 13% below NY |
$874±$29Lowest 46% below NY |
$901±$94 44% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,866Highest 11% below NY |
$5,773 12% below NY |
$3,803Lowest 42% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±17.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.9%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±14.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Owego and Cobleskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.2% NY: 14% |
29.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 31.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
39.1% NY: 54.3% |
49.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 35% below NY |
25 minHighest 23% below NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 18%±7.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±6.8 NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Menands and Cobleskill 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.