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Paris vs Litchfield vs Chadwicks
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Paris has the most people working from home (15%).
Litchfield has the most homeowners (90.8%).
Chadwicks has the most affordable homes ($117k 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 | Paris | Litchfield | Chadwicks |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,261Highest |
1,418 |
791Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.6% NY: +4.2% |
-14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.7±4Lowest 5% below NY |
40±8 about the NY average |
54.1±9.4Highest 36% above NY |
| Chadwicks and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
8.1%±8.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Litchfield and Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±6.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% NY: 40.2% |
25.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
3%±2.2 NY: 7% |
0%±2.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Paris and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,491±$14kHighest 9% above NY |
$87,750±$18k about the NY average |
$75,960±$11kLowest 12% below NY |
| Paris and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,800±$21kHighest 42% below NY |
$206,600±$26k 51% below NY |
$117,400±$29kLowest 72% below NY |
| Paris and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$447Lowest 44% below NY |
— | $907±$468Highest 44% below NY |
| Chadwicks and Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,104Highest 22% below NY |
$3,224 51% below NY |
$2,537Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±27.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
52.3%±68.6 NY: 52.1% |
24.1%±43.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Paris and Litchfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1% NY: 14% |
5.5%Highest NY: 14% |
0%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 1 yr older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 36% below NY |
24 minHighest 25% below NY |
15 minLowest 56% below NY |
| Work from home | 15%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
0%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Paris and Litchfield 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 | #140 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | SAUQUOIT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | SAUQUOIT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
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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.