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Saranac vs Davenport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Saranac has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
Davenport has the most people working from home (14.8%).
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 | Saranac | Davenport |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,822Highest |
2,946Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.3±3.9Lowest about the NY average |
40.5±9Highest about the NY average |
| Davenport and Saranac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.1%±6Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.6%±5.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.3%±8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Davenport and Saranac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Davenport and Saranac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $82,500±$16kHighest 4% below NY |
$79,539±$20kLowest 7% below NY |
| Saranac and Davenport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,200±$46kHighest 59% below NY |
$165,700±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
| Saranac and Davenport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $969±$156Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,195±$169Highest 26% below NY |
| Davenport and Saranac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,646Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,120Highest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10%±26.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
63.9%±36.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Davenport and Saranac are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 32% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 5%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.8%±9.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Davenport and Saranac 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 | #172 of 484 in NY | #438 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SARANAC CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SARANAC HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.