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Otsego vs Hartwick vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Otsego has the most expensive homes ($353k median).
Hartwick has the most affordable homes ($174k median).
Exeter has the most kids (22.7% under 18).
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 | Otsego | Hartwick | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,627Highest |
2,143 |
913Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
-14.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±5.8Highest 31% above NY |
49.3±5.4Lowest 24% above NY |
51.7±12.6 30% above NY |
| Otsego and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
13%±3 NY: 20.5% |
22.7%±7.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Exeter and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.9%±10.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Otsego and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
41.2% NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Otsego and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,891±$16kLowest 15% below NY |
$81,196±$6kHighest 6% below NY |
$77,550±$19k 10% below NY |
| Hartwick and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,600±$42kHighest 17% below NY |
$173,500±$36kLowest 59% below NY |
$243,000±$89k 43% below NY |
| Otsego and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,205±$165Highest 26% below NY |
$1,000±$174 38% below NY |
$867±$44Lowest 47% below NY |
| Otsego and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,702Highest 29% below NY |
$2,912Lowest 56% below NY |
$2,926 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±17.8 NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hartwick and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% NY: 14% |
7.5%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80% NY: 54.3% |
97.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 21% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 19.9%±9.2 NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±13.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
14.4%±10.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hartwick and Otsego 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 | #65 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | COOPERSTOWN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | COOPERSTOWN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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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.