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Milo vs Andover vs Johnstown

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Milo has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Johnstown has the most renters (39.7% rent).

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.

MeasureMiloAndoverJohnstown
People
Population
6,823
616Lowest
8,111Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-6.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.7±5.2Lowest
10% above U.S.
49.2±5.1Highest
26% above U.S.
44±4.8
13% above U.S.
Andover and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.9%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.5%±4.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
19.3%±3.4
U.S.: 22%
Milo and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.8%±4.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.7%±4.3
U.S.: 17.2%
21.5%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Milo and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
22.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
43.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.8%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
3.4%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Johnstown and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$62,500±$9kLowest
23% below U.S.
$102,500±$38kHighest
27% above U.S.
$63,763±$9k
21% below U.S.
Andover and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$165,200±$16k
50% below U.S.
$382,900±$68kHighest
15% above U.S.
$157,800±$11kLowest
53% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$733±$137Lowest
48% below U.S.
$1,389±$364Highest
about the U.S. average
$914±$43
35% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,425Lowest
10% above U.S.
$5,190Highest
66% above U.S.
$3,613
16% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
34.6%±13.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
69.4%±47.1Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.2%±12
U.S.: 51.1%
Andover and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
65.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.8%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
60.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956
24 yrs older than U.S.
1980Highest
same as U.S.
1941Lowest
39 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
16 minLowest
39% below U.S.
25 minHighest
5% below U.S.
19 min
28% below U.S.
Work from home
11.3%±3.9
U.S.: 15.1%
29.6%±12.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
7.6%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #84 of 484 in NY — #403 of 484 in NY
School district PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town PENN YAN ACADEMY — JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school
9.8Lowest
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11.8Highest
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U.S. 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.