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Schenectady vs DeWitt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Schenectady has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
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 | Schenectady | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 68,847Highest |
11,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4% NY: +4.2% |
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| Median age | 36.1±1Lowest 9% below NY |
41.4±4.4Highest 4% above NY |
| DeWitt and Schenectady are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Schenectady are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.1%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.8%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
14.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,399±$3kLowest 32% below NY |
$123,864±$23kHighest 44% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,800±$5kLowest 60% below NY |
$297,600±$20kHighest 30% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,145±$33Lowest 29% below NY |
$1,172±$257Highest 28% below NY |
| DeWitt and Schenectady are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,874Lowest 26% below NY |
$7,402Highest 12% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.5%±4.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Schenectady and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 23.8%Highest NY: 14% |
8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 33% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schenectady and DeWitt 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 | #400 of 484 in NY | #70 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SCHENECTADY CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3 |
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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.