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Otsego vs Plainfield
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).
Plainfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
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 | Plainfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,627Highest |
1,016Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±5.8Highest 31% above NY |
34.5±6.6Lowest 13% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.6%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Plainfield and Otsego 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% |
14.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 53.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
14.9%±11.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Plainfield and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,891±$16kHighest 15% below NY |
$70,673±$6kLowest 18% below NY |
| Otsego and Plainfield 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 |
$155,100±$17kLowest 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,205±$165Highest 26% below NY |
$750±$207Lowest 54% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,702Highest 29% below NY |
$2,667Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±17.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.6%±43.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Plainfield and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
29 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 19.9%±9.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Otsego and Plainfield 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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| 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.