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Schroon vs Champlain vs Crown Point
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
Champlain has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
Crown Point has the highest household income ($83k).
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 | Schroon | Champlain | Crown Point |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,897Lowest |
5,667Highest |
1,984 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54±9.9Highest 36% above NY |
44.4±2.3Lowest 12% above NY |
49.9±5.7 25% above NY |
| Schroon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±5.1 NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Champlain and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.6%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Schroon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.2% NY: 40.2% |
14%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Champlain and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,955±$10k 19% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$82,813±$25kHighest 4% below NY |
| Crown Point and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,800±$21kHighest 36% below NY |
$173,400±$16k 59% below NY |
$157,900±$21kLowest 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
$890±$102 45% below NY |
$1,625±$960Highest about the NY average |
| Crown Point and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,291 50% below NY |
$3,681Highest 44% below NY |
$2,393Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±36.9 NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.8%±92.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% NY: 14% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
5.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #54 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.