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Scriba vs Coeymans vs Frankfort
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scriba has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Coeymans has the most expensive homes ($234k median).
Frankfort has the most homeowners (84%).
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 | Scriba | Coeymans | Frankfort |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,603Lowest |
7,240Highest |
6,931 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±3.1 16% above NY |
46.6±2.8Highest 17% above NY |
45±3.2Lowest 13% above NY |
| Coeymans and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Frankfort and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
15%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.6%±4.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Frankfort and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% NY: 40.2% |
28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
8%±3.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Coeymans and Frankfort are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,036±$17k 7% above NY |
$95,403±$8kHighest 11% above NY |
$62,861±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
| Coeymans and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,700±$10k 63% below NY |
$234,100±$13kHighest 45% below NY |
$155,200±$10kLowest 63% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $980±$67 40% below NY |
$1,053±$157Highest 35% below NY |
$875±$81Lowest 46% below NY |
| Coeymans and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,649Lowest 45% below NY |
$4,145Highest 37% below NY |
$3,721 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
47%±13Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.7%±13.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Coeymans and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest NY: 14% |
4.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
80%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 34% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
28 min 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
12.6%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Coeymans and Frankfort 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 | — | #428 of 484 in NY | #422 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | FRANKFORT-SCHUYLER CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.1Lowest |
13.1Highest |
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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.