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Otsego vs Ripton vs Schuyler Lake
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Otsego has the most renters (29.6% rent).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Schuyler Lake has the most affordable homes ($83k 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 | Otsego | Ripton | Schuyler Lake |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,627Highest |
508 |
83Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 52.1±5.8 34% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2Lowest 23% above U.S. |
64.7±4.6Highest 66% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±2.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3 U.S.: 22% |
0%±47.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Otsego and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.8%±5.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
45.8%±42.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Schuyler Lake and Otsego 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
48% U.S.: 35.7% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±23.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,891±$16k 10% below U.S. |
$112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$70,000±$50kLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $352,600±$42k 6% above U.S. |
$394,400±$61kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$83,000±$23kLowest 75% below U.S. |
| Ripton and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,205±$165 15% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,702 51% above U.S. |
$4,915Highest 58% above U.S. |
$1,250Lowest 60% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±17.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Ripton and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1973Highest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.9%±9.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
0%±38.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Otsego and Ripton 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | COOPERSTOWN JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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U.S. 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.