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Mohawk vs Herkimer vs Ilion
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 most people working from home (9.9%).
Herkimer has the most renters (47.4% rent).
Ilion has grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.1%).
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 | Herkimer | Ilion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,520Lowest |
7,566 |
7,593Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.6% NY: +4.2% |
-5.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.5±4.8Highest 22% above NY |
45.4±3.4 14% above NY |
44.9±3.4Lowest 13% above NY |
| Mohawk and Herkimer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
14.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Ilion and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±6.1 NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ilion and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.5 NY: 7% |
8.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,813±$19kHighest 15% below NY |
$48,529±$16kLowest 44% below NY |
$62,843±$16k 27% below NY |
| Mohawk and Ilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,600±$28k 71% below NY |
$133,200±$29kHighest 69% below NY |
$108,700±$16kLowest 74% below NY |
| Herkimer and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $705±$34 57% below NY |
$821±$82Highest 49% below NY |
$694±$228Lowest 57% below NY |
| Herkimer and Mohawk are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,380 49% below NY |
$3,607Highest 45% below NY |
$2,958Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±11.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±16.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
45.9%±15 NY: 52.1% |
| Herkimer and Ilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.1% NY: 14% |
26.4%Highest NY: 14% |
14.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
52.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
66.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938 21 yrs older than NY |
1938 21 yrs older than NY |
1938 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 30% below NY |
20 min 38% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±6.8 NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Mohawk and Herkimer 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.