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Schroon vs Mendon vs North Hudson

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Schroon has the most people working from home (33.7%).
Mendon has the most expensive homes ($357k median).
North Hudson has the most affordable homes ($170k median).

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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.

MeasureSchroonMendonNorth Hudson
People
Population
1,897Highest
1,113
208Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+13.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+8.5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
54±9.9
39% above U.S.
53.4±10.5Lowest
37% above U.S.
55.6±6.4Highest
43% above U.S.
North Hudson and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.4%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
14.6%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
12.5%±11.5Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Schroon and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
30.6%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
29%±1.3
U.S.: 17.2%
20.7%±10.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Schroon and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
37.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
49.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±1.7
U.S.: 6.4%
3.1%±2.1Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Mendon 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±$10kLowest
13% below U.S.
$100,524±$23kHighest
25% above U.S.
$77,292±$53k
4% below U.S.
Mendon and North Hudson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$272,800±$21k
18% below U.S.
$357,000±$44kHighest
7% above U.S.
$170,000±$52kLowest
49% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$516±$33Lowest
63% below U.S.
$1,230±$651Highest
13% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,291
6% above U.S.
$5,342Highest
71% above U.S.
$1,924Lowest
38% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.6%±36.9Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
88.6%±42.7
U.S.: 51.1%
100%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
North Hudson and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
92.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
95%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
17 min
36% below U.S.
17 minLowest
36% below U.S.
23 minHighest
11% below U.S.
Work from home
33.7%±16.1Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
22.5%±8.9
U.S.: 15.1%
4.7%±6.9Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schroon and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.