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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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.4%).
DeWitt has the most homeowners (73.6%).
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 |
25,589Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.1±1Lowest 9% below NY |
41.4±2Highest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.9%±1.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.3Highest 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% |
19.2%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.8%±1Highest NY: 7% |
8.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Schenectady and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $58,399±$3kLowest 32% below NY |
$92,218±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,800±$5kLowest 60% below NY |
$243,500±$13kHighest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,145±$33Highest 29% below NY |
$1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
| Schenectady and DeWitt 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 |
$6,113Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.5%±4.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 23.8%Highest NY: 14% |
8.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 45.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minHighest 33% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| DeWitt and Schenectady 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 | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SCHENECTADY HIGH SCHOOL | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.3Highest |
11.6Lowest |
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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.