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Phelps vs Junius
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phelps has the most people working from home (13%).
Junius has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
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 | Phelps | Junius |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,624Highest |
1,196Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±4.8Highest 12% above NY |
42.6±4.9Lowest 7% above NY |
| Phelps and Junius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.4%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Junius and Phelps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
16%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Phelps and Junius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,262±$13kHighest 7% below NY |
$76,750±$13kLowest 11% below NY |
| Phelps and Junius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,300±$10kHighest 61% below NY |
$160,400±$13kLowest 62% below NY |
| Phelps and Junius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,124±$95Lowest 31% below NY |
$1,333±$243Highest 18% below NY |
| Junius and Phelps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,932Highest 40% below NY |
$2,875Lowest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±14.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.4%±34.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Junius and Phelps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
13%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 36% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 13%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #197 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PHELPS-CLIFTON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | MIDLAKES MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.