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Royalton vs Hartland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Royalton has the most people working from home (12.9%).
Hartland has the oldest population (median age 54).
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 | Royalton | Hartland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,478Highest |
3,828Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above NY |
54±3Highest 36% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Royalton and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hartland and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Royalton and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,373±$12kHighest 7% above NY |
$91,901±$8kLowest 7% above NY |
| Royalton and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,200±$23kLowest 57% below NY |
$183,000±$12kHighest 57% below NY |
| Hartland and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $828±$46Highest 49% below NY |
$764±$64Lowest 53% below NY |
| Royalton and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,153Highest 37% below NY |
$3,625Lowest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±28.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.3%±24.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hartland and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1953Highest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest about the NY average |
34 minHighest 5% above NY |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.9%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #219 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ROYALTON-HARTLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | ROYALTON-HARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.