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Mohawk vs Root vs Palatine
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mohawk has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Root has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17.4%).
Palatine has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
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 | Mohawk | Root | Palatine |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,560Highest |
1,963Lowest |
3,200 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+17.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39±5.4 about the NY average |
32.8±6.1Lowest 18% below NY |
53.1±5.4Highest 33% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 29.3%±5.7 NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±6Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.8%±5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Root and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.2%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9% NY: 40.2% |
22.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Root and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,473±$11kHighest 5% below NY |
$75,771±$6k 12% below NY |
$69,722±$12kLowest 19% below NY |
| Mohawk and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $174,700±$37k 59% below NY |
$209,000±$29kHighest 51% below NY |
$142,500±$38kLowest 66% below NY |
| Root and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $901±$77Highest 44% below NY |
$742±$310 54% below NY |
$633±$134Lowest 61% below NY |
| Mohawk and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,878Highest 41% below NY |
$3,795 42% below NY |
$3,232Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.7%±36.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±23.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Mohawk and Palatine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2% NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 39% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
25 min 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Root and Palatine 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 | #71 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | FONDA-FULTONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | FONDA-FULTONVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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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.