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Portage vs Steuben vs Jasper
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Portage has the youngest population (median age 36.9).
Steuben has the most people working from home (20.1%).
Jasper has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
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 | Portage | Steuben | Jasper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 961 |
828Lowest |
1,308Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.9±4.7Lowest 7% below NY |
40.3±7.1Highest about the NY average |
37.3±7.4 6% below NY |
| Steuben and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 29.1%±4.4 NY: 20.5% |
27.2%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±2.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Jasper and Portage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21% NY: 40.2% |
25.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.9 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
0.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Steuben and Portage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,556±$27k 18% below NY |
$66,181±$15kLowest 23% below NY |
$80,588±$7kHighest 6% below NY |
| Jasper and Portage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,600±$43k 66% below NY |
$151,600±$22kHighest 64% below NY |
$123,600±$13kLowest 71% below NY |
| Steuben and Portage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,040±$313Highest 36% below NY |
$850±$204 48% below NY |
$658±$149Lowest 59% below NY |
| Portage and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,395Highest 48% below NY |
$2,641 60% below NY |
$2,250Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 81.3%±42.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.8%±59.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.7%±54.6 NY: 52.1% |
| Portage and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.6% NY: 14% |
10.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% NY: 54.3% |
85%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 16% above NY |
28 min 16% below NY |
24 minLowest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
20.1%±6.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±7 NY: 14.9% |
| Steuben and Jasper are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.