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Norwich vs Franklinville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Norwich has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Franklinville has the most people working from home (15.9%).
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 | Norwich | Franklinville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,521Highest |
2,764Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.9±6.6Lowest 5% above NY |
43.3±3.8Highest 9% above NY |
| Franklinville and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.2%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Norwich and Franklinville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 24.4%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
20%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Norwich and Franklinville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Franklinville and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,226±$15kLowest 26% below NY |
$64,231±$9kHighest 25% below NY |
| Franklinville and Norwich are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $127,100±$28kHighest 70% below NY |
$99,300±$9kLowest 77% below NY |
| Norwich and Franklinville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,031±$388Highest 36% below NY |
$804±$178Lowest 50% below NY |
| Norwich and Franklinville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,456Lowest 63% below NY |
$3,415Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±22.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.9%±21.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Norwich and Franklinville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 45% below NY |
31 minHighest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±5.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.9%±7.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Franklinville and Norwich 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 | — | #186 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | FRANKLINVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | FRANKLINVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.