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Newcomb vs Worcester vs Harrietstown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newcomb has the highest household income ($109k).
Worcester has the most affordable homes ($155k median).
Harrietstown has the most renters (41.5% 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.
| Measure | Newcomb | Worcester | Harrietstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 490Lowest |
2,149 |
5,222Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.1±10.1Highest 48% above NY |
43.2±6.9Lowest 9% above NY |
44.1±3.9 11% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 9.4%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.3%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
18%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Worcester and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.4%±6.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.6%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Newcomb and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% NY: 40.2% |
26.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
43.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 13.3%±5Highest NY: 7% |
6.5%±5.5 NY: 7% |
3.8%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Newcomb and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $108,750±$25kHighest 26% above NY |
$69,886±$23k 19% below NY |
$66,460±$5kLowest 23% below NY |
| Newcomb and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $254,800±$47kHighest 40% below NY |
$155,300±$43kLowest 63% below NY |
$209,000±$31k 51% below NY |
| Newcomb and Harrietstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $736±$327Lowest 55% below NY |
$847±$34Highest 48% below NY |
| Harrietstown and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,488Lowest 77% below NY |
$2,602 60% below NY |
$3,950Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
91.8%±41.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.7%±11.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.7%Highest NY: 14% |
16.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91%Highest NY: 54.3% |
90.7% NY: 54.3% |
58.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 48% below NY |
26 minHighest 19% below NY |
15 minLowest 56% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.4%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Newcomb and Worcester 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 | — | — | #210 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | SARANAC LAKE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | SARANAC LAKE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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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.