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Throop vs Wheelock 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 highest household income ($90k).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Kortright has the most expensive homes ($217k median).
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 | Kortright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,651Highest |
717Lowest |
1,627 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.7±3.1 35% above U.S. |
51±5.6Lowest 31% 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% |
18.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.4%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Wheelock 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.4%±3.5Lowest 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%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest 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. |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% 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. |
$189,600±$37k 43% below U.S. |
$217,000±$17kHighest 35% below U.S. |
| Kortright and Wheelock 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. |
— | $831±$67Lowest 41% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,261Highest 37% above U.S. |
$2,937Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$2,945 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±69.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±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% |
8.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1981 1 yr newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Kortright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.