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Springport vs Calais vs Hartwick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springport has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Hartwick has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Springport | Calais | Hartwick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,352Highest |
1,713Lowest |
2,143 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.4±7.1Highest 27% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
49.3±5.4 27% above U.S. |
| Springport and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.3 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13%±3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±2.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.5%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Springport and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,042±$26k 7% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$81,196±$6kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Calais and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39k 44% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$173,500±$36kLowest 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$109 24% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
$1,000±$174Lowest 29% below U.S. |
| Calais and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,725 19% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$2,912Lowest 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.6%±14Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
57.1%±25.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hartwick and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
18 minLowest 30% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.2%±13.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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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.