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Oakfield vs Champlain vs Delevan
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 kids (27.3% under 18).
Champlain has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Delevan has the most affordable homes ($116k median).
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 | Delevan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,659Highest |
1,270Lowest |
1,275 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+6.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.3±5.7Lowest 4% below NY |
39.6±14Highest about the NY average |
38.9±6 about the NY average |
| Champlain and Delevan 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% |
20.1%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Oakfield and Delevan 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% |
21.3%±6.3 NY: 17.9% |
| Champlain and Delevan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±4.2 NY: 7% |
6.2%±6.6Highest NY: 7% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest 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±$13kHighest 19% below NY |
$65,000±$26k 24% below NY |
$64,194±$11kLowest 25% below NY |
| Oakfield and Champlain 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±$36k 71% below NY |
$116,300±$30kLowest 73% below NY |
| Oakfield and Champlain 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 |
$817±$424 50% below NY |
| Champlain and Delevan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,748Highest 43% below NY |
$2,626Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,122 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.3%±9.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.6%±23.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Delevan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.1% NY: 14% |
12.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.4% NY: 54.3% |
59%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
69.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1948 11 yrs older than NY |
1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.7%±9 NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Oakfield and Champlain 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 | — |
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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.