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Steuben vs Western vs Portage
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Steuben has the most people working from home (20.1%).
Western has the most expensive homes ($238k median).
Portage has the youngest population (median age 36.9).
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 | Steuben | Western | Portage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 828Lowest |
1,839Highest |
961 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
-13.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.3±7.1 about the NY average |
48±6Highest 21% above NY |
36.9±4.7Lowest 7% below NY |
| Western and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
22%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
29.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Portage and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
26.5%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Western and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21% NY: 40.2% |
32.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1 NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Western and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,181±$15kLowest 23% below NY |
$88,964±$16kHighest 3% above NY |
$70,556±$27k 18% below NY |
| Western and Portage are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $151,600±$22k 64% below NY |
$237,800±$69kHighest 44% below NY |
$145,600±$43kLowest 66% below NY |
| Western and Steuben are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$204Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,024±$178 37% below NY |
$1,040±$313Highest 36% below NY |
| Portage and Western are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,641Lowest 60% below NY |
$4,930Highest 25% below NY |
$3,395 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.8%±59.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.4%±26.5 NY: 52.1% |
81.3%±42.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Portage and Western are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1969 10 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 16% below NY |
25 minLowest 24% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
| Work from home | 20.1%±6.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±2.6 NY: 14.9% |
4.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
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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.