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Schroeppel vs Taghkanic
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 kids (22.6% under 18).
Taghkanic has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Schroeppel | Taghkanic |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,938Highest |
1,283Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.3±2.5Lowest 14% above NY |
55.6±3.1Highest 40% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
32.2%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
44.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Taghkanic 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 |
$86,250±$16kHighest about the NY average |
| Taghkanic 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±$14kLowest 56% below NY |
$442,400±$39kHighest 4% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $972±$69Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,148±$609Highest 29% below NY |
| Taghkanic and Schroeppel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,546Lowest 31% below NY |
$6,121Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.3%±37Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Schroeppel and Taghkanic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15%Highest NY: 14% |
5.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 31% below NY |
25 minHighest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
28.6%±8.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| 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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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.