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Throop vs Montezuma vs Hebron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Throop has the highest household income ($90k).
Montezuma has the most affordable homes ($116k median).
Hebron has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.6%).
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 | Montezuma | Hebron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,651 |
1,271Lowest |
1,751Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.8% NY: +4.2% |
-3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.7±3.1Highest 32% above NY |
45.1±7.9Lowest 13% above NY |
52.2±4.2 31% above NY |
| Throop and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±1.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
15%±3.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Montezuma and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Hebron and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% NY: 40.2% |
8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±2 NY: 7% |
| Throop and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,268±$15kHighest 5% above NY |
$73,250±$18k 15% below NY |
$73,205±$4kLowest 15% below NY |
| Throop and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,900±$20k 56% below NY |
$116,200±$11kLowest 73% below NY |
$206,800±$26kHighest 51% below NY |
| Hebron and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$88Highest 32% below NY |
$983±$192Lowest 39% below NY |
$1,055±$120 35% below NY |
| Throop and Hebron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,261Highest 35% below NY |
$2,310Lowest 65% below NY |
$4,183 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±69.8 NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±21.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.7%±67.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Montezuma and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.8% NY: 14% |
17.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3% NY: 54.3% |
83.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1981 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 19% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±6.4 NY: 14.9% |
12.3%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hebron and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.