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Schroeppel vs Canastota
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Schroeppel has the most people working from home (9.4%).
Canastota has the most affordable homes ($145k 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 | Schroeppel | Canastota |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,938Highest |
4,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.5Highest 14% above NY |
43.6±2.4Lowest 10% above NY |
| Schroeppel and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Schroeppel and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.9%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Schroeppel and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Canastota and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $73,082±$9kLowest 15% below NY |
$74,015±$13kHighest 14% below NY |
| Canastota and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $188,400±$14kHighest 56% below NY |
$144,800±$14kLowest 66% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$69Highest 40% below NY |
$930±$88Lowest 43% below NY |
| Schroeppel and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,546Highest 31% below NY |
$4,364Lowest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.4%±9.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NY: 14% |
10.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Highest NY: 54.3% |
68.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 31% below NY |
23 minHighest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schroeppel and Canastota 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 | #277 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PHOENIX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | JOHN C BIRDLEBOUGH HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9 |
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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.