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Throop vs Troy 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).
Troy has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Kortright has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Troy | Kortright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,651 |
1,749Highest |
1,627Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.7±3.1 35% above U.S. |
44.5±5.7Lowest 14% 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% |
21.4%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Troy 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% |
17.7%±3Lowest 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
20.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±1.4Lowest 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. |
$87,938±$11k 9% above U.S. |
$80,729±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Throop and Troy 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. |
$233,200±$21kHighest 30% below U.S. |
$217,000±$17k 35% below U.S. |
| Troy and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$88Highest 22% below U.S. |
$646±$323Lowest 54% below U.S. |
$831±$67 41% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,261Highest 37% above U.S. |
$3,644 17% above U.S. |
$2,945Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±69.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
30.8%±26.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
15.6%±74.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Throop and Troy 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% |
8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6% 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 minHighest about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.8%±2.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±4.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Kortright and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Troy School District | — |
| 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.