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Remsen vs Stockton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Remsen has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Stockton has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Remsen | Stockton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,666Lowest |
1,948Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±4.6Lowest 18% above NY |
48.4±1.4Highest 22% above NY |
| Stockton and Remsen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Remsen and Stockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.9%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Stockton and Remsen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,438±$8kLowest 17% below NY |
$73,500±$21kHighest 15% below NY |
| Stockton and Remsen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,800±$12kHighest 60% below NY |
$138,900±$64kLowest 67% below NY |
| Remsen and Stockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $808±$66Lowest 50% below NY |
$809±$109Highest 50% below NY |
| Stockton and Remsen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,229Highest 51% below NY |
$2,702Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.1%±25.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±19.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Remsen and Stockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12%Highest NY: 14% |
6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Remsen and Stockton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | REMSEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | REMSEN JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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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.