Compare towns
Milo vs Johnstown vs Champlain
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 most people working from home (11.3%).
Johnstown has the most renters (39.7% rent).
Champlain has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.2%).
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 | Johnstown | Champlain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,823 |
8,111Highest |
5,667Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9% NY: +4.2% |
-6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±5.2Lowest 7% above NY |
44±4.8 11% above NY |
44.4±2.3Highest 12% above NY |
| Champlain and Johnstown 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% |
19.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±3.8Highest 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% |
21.5%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Milo and Johnstown 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% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.4%±1.7 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Johnstown 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 |
$63,763±$9kHighest 26% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
| Johnstown 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 |
$157,800±$11kLowest 63% below NY |
$173,400±$16kHighest 59% 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 |
$914±$43Highest 44% below NY |
$890±$102 45% below NY |
| Johnstown 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 |
$3,613 45% below NY |
$3,681Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±13.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.2%±12 NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% NY: 14% |
8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2% NY: 54.3% |
60.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 51% below NY |
19 min 42% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9 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 | #403 of 484 in NY | #54 of 484 in NY |
| School district | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PENN YAN ACADEMY | JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
11.8Highest |
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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.