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Oakfield vs Champlain vs Canajoharie
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oakfield has the most expensive homes ($151k median).
Champlain has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Canajoharie has the highest household income ($80k).
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 | Oakfield | Champlain | Canajoharie |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,659 |
1,270Lowest |
1,839Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.3±5.7 4% below NY |
39.6±14Highest about the NY average |
35.1±8.5Lowest 12% below NY |
| Champlain and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.3%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.1%±7.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.6%±5.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Oakfield and Canajoharie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.1%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.1%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2 NY: 7% |
6.2%±6.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,500±$13k 19% below NY |
$65,000±$26kLowest 24% below NY |
$80,139±$19kHighest 7% below NY |
| Canajoharie and Oakfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,800±$21kHighest 64% below NY |
$122,700±$36kLowest 71% below NY |
$125,800±$18k 70% below NY |
| Oakfield and Canajoharie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $783±$47Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,071±$126Highest 34% below NY |
$870±$45 46% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,748 43% below NY |
$2,626Lowest 60% below NY |
$4,351Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±9.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.6%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.5%±22.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Canajoharie are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest NY: 14% |
12.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
66.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1948Highest 11 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Canajoharie and Oakfield 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 | #359 of 484 in NY | #54 of 484 in NY | #269 of 484 in NY |
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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.