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Roessleville vs Whitestown
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roessleville has the most people working from home (14.8%).
Whitestown has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Roessleville | Whitestown |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,968Lowest |
17,908Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.4±2.2Highest 7% above NY |
41.1±2.4Lowest 3% above NY |
| Roessleville and Whitestown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Whitestown and Roessleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Whitestown and Roessleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.5%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $96,058±$4kHighest 12% above NY |
$80,168±$7kLowest 7% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,500±$12kHighest 38% below NY |
$190,300±$12kLowest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,416±$58Highest 13% below NY |
$949±$32Lowest 41% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,973Lowest 40% below NY |
$4,221Highest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.7%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±9.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Whitestown and Roessleville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
71.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 41% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.8%±3.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Roessleville and Whitestown 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 | — | #202 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | ORISKANY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · WHITESBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | ORISKANY JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.6 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.