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Ogden vs Freeport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ogden has the most affordable homes ($235k median).
Freeport has the most expensive homes ($506k 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 | Ogden | Freeport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 20,208Lowest |
44,088Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.9±2.3Lowest about the NY average |
40±1.6Highest about the NY average |
| Freeport and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Ogden and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Ogden and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
5.6%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Ogden and Freeport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $91,563±$7kLowest 7% above NY |
$120,625±$11kHighest 40% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,200±$13kLowest 45% below NY |
$505,900±$20kHighest 19% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,233±$75Lowest 24% below NY |
$2,077±$169Highest 28% above NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,496Lowest about the NY average |
$10,000+Highest at least 52% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.5%±7.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.1%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Freeport and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Highest NY: 14% |
7.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 40% below NY |
36 minHighest 10% above NY |
| Work from home | 13.9%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.8%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Ogden and Freeport 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 | #170 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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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.