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Schroon vs Champlain vs Highland
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).
Highland has the oldest population (median age 55.4).
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 | Highland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,897Lowest |
5,667Highest |
2,234 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2% NY: +4.2% |
-13.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54±9.9 36% above NY |
44.4±2.3Lowest 12% above NY |
55.4±4.4Highest 39% above NY |
| Highland and Schroon 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% |
12.4%±4Lowest 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% |
26.1%±6 NY: 17.9% |
| Schroon and Highland 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2 NY: 7% |
4.3%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Highland and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,955±$10kHighest 19% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
$63,846±$26k 26% below NY |
| Schroon and Highland 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±$16kLowest 59% below NY |
$255,000±$38k 40% below NY |
| Schroon and Highland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
$890±$102 45% below NY |
$1,215±$1kHighest 25% below NY |
| Highland and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,291Lowest 50% below NY |
$3,681 44% below NY |
$4,373Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±36.9 NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
24.3%±18.6Lowest 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% |
7.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
24 min 26% below NY |
39 minHighest 18% above NY |
| Work from home | 33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.4%±6 NY: 14.9% |
| Schroon and Highland 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 | — | #54 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ELDRED CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | ELDRED JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.2 |
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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.