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Throop vs Calais vs Kortright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Throop has the most affordable homes ($186k median).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Kortright has the shortest commute (24 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 | Throop | Calais | Kortright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,651 |
1,713Highest |
1,627Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.7±3.1 35% above U.S. |
42±8.6Lowest 8% above U.S. |
53.4±5.2Highest 37% above U.S. |
| Kortright and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
22.5%±5.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Calais and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±2.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±3.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Throop and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.4%±3.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.2%±5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Calais and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,268±$15k 12% above U.S. |
$100,625±$27kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$80,729±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Calais and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,900±$20kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$390,300±$36kHighest 17% above U.S. |
$217,000±$17k 35% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$88 22% below U.S. |
$1,408±$392Highest about the U.S. average |
$831±$67Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Calais and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,261 37% above U.S. |
$6,586Highest 111% above U.S. |
$2,945Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±69.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49%±38.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
15.6%±74.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Throop and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
31 minHighest 18% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Calais and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.