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Throop vs Wheelock vs Auburn
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 highest household income ($90k).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Auburn has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3%).
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 | Wheelock | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,651 |
717Lowest |
26,285Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.7±3.1Highest 35% above U.S. |
51±5.6 31% above U.S. |
41.1±1.1Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Throop and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
19%±1.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Auburn and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±2.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wheelock 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% U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
21%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.7%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Throop and Wheelock 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. |
$64,792±$20k 20% below U.S. |
$51,052±$5kLowest 37% below U.S. |
| Throop and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,900±$20k 44% below U.S. |
$189,600±$37kHighest 43% below U.S. |
$152,800±$9kLowest 54% below U.S. |
| Wheelock 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 22% below U.S. |
— | $897±$50Lowest 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,261Highest 37% above U.S. |
$2,937Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$3,998 28% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±69.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
55%±7.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Auburn 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
19.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
48.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1947Lowest 33 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
20 minLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.7%±1.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #374 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 13.8 |
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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.