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Otsego vs Shandaken
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 kids (12.1% under 18).
Shandaken has the most people working from home (24.1%).
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 | Shandaken |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,627Highest |
2,789Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±5.8Lowest 31% above NY |
54.1±4.8Highest 36% above NY |
| Shandaken and Otsego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 12.1%±2.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
10%±4.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Otsego and Shandaken 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% |
28.9%±6.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Otsego and Shandaken 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% |
52.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Otsego and Shandaken 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 |
$66,031±$15kLowest 23% below NY |
| Otsego and Shandaken 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 |
$346,100±$39kLowest 18% below NY |
| Otsego and Shandaken 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 |
$1,191±$344Lowest 27% below NY |
| Otsego and Shandaken 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 |
$4,233Lowest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.6%±17.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.2%±22.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Shandaken 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% |
19.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1952Highest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
| Work from home | 19.9%±9.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
24.1%±9.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Shandaken 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.