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Milo vs Champlain vs Ridgeway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Champlain has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
Ridgeway has the highest household income ($70k).
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 | Milo | Champlain | Ridgeway |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,823Highest |
5,667Lowest |
6,514 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±5.2 7% above NY |
44.4±2.3Highest 12% above NY |
42.3±3Lowest 6% above NY |
| Champlain and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3 NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Milo and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8% NY: 40.2% |
27.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$9k 27% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$69,516±$8kHighest 19% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,200±$16k 61% below NY |
$173,400±$16kHighest 59% below NY |
$149,900±$15kLowest 65% below NY |
| Champlain and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
$890±$102 45% below NY |
$934±$49Highest 42% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,425Lowest 48% below NY |
$3,681 44% below NY |
$4,109Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±13.5 NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.4%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% NY: 14% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
10.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
67.5% NY: 54.3% |
69.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 51% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
25 minHighest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Milo and Champlain 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 | #84 of 484 in NY | #54 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PENN YAN ACADEMY | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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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.