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Paris vs Veteran vs Marshall
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%).
Veteran has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Marshall has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Veteran | Marshall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,261Highest |
3,269 |
2,163Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.8% NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.7±4 5% below NY |
38±6.6Highest 5% below NY |
37.5±2.8Lowest 6% below NY |
| Veteran and Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.7%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.8%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
27.6%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Marshall and Veteran 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% |
23.8%±6.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Veteran and Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8% NY: 40.2% |
36.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.8 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Marshall and Paris are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,491±$14k 9% above NY |
$65,341±$19kLowest 24% below NY |
$101,250±$32kHighest 18% above NY |
| Marshall and Paris 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 |
$170,400±$25kLowest 60% below NY |
$212,400±$18k 50% below NY |
| Paris and Marshall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$447 44% below NY |
$787±$54Lowest 51% below NY |
$1,039±$151Highest 36% below NY |
| Marshall 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 |
$3,176Lowest 52% below NY |
$3,595 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.5%±27.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
28.9%±23.4 NY: 52.1% |
26.5%±28.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Paris and Veteran are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.5%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.3% NY: 54.3% |
90.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 36% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 15%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±7.3 NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Paris and Veteran 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 | — | WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SAUQUOIT VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.