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Throop vs Newark 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).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Kortright has the shortest commute (24 min average).

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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.

MeasureThroopNewarkKortright
People
Population
1,651Highest
727Lowest
1,627
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.5%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-7.8%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
52.7±3.1
35% above U.S.
41.4±6Lowest
6% 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%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.4%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
23.3%±2.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.9%±5.1Lowest
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%
41%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
29%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
0.6%±0.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.2%±5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Kortright and Throop 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
12% above U.S.
$72,929±$7kLowest
10% below U.S.
$80,729±$22k
about the U.S. average
Throop and Kortright 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.
$229,900±$23kHighest
31% below U.S.
$217,000±$17k
35% below U.S.
Newark and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,099±$88
22% below U.S.
$1,708±$97Highest
21% above U.S.
$831±$67Lowest
41% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,261Highest
37% above U.S.
$3,771
21% above U.S.
$2,945Lowest
6% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.4%±69.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
7.1%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
15.6%±74.2
U.S.: 51.1%
Throop and Kortright 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%
22.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Lowest
16 yrs older than U.S.
1980
same as U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
Work from home
7.5%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13%±4.7
U.S.: 15.1%
Newark and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.