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Throop vs Whiting vs Sennett

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).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Sennett has the highest household income ($102k).

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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.

MeasureThroopWhitingSennett
People
Population
1,651
532Lowest
3,264Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-8.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
52.7±3.1Highest
35% above U.S.
39.6±2.7Lowest
about the U.S. average
47.6±4.2
22% above U.S.
Throop and Sennett 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%
23.5%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
Whiting and Sennett 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%
13%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.7%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sennett 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%
25.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.1%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±4Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±1.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Whiting 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±$15kLowest
12% above U.S.
$91,250±$38k
13% above U.S.
$101,585±$18kHighest
26% above U.S.
Sennett and Whiting 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.
$280,400±$36kHighest
16% below U.S.
$279,300±$33k
16% below U.S.
Whiting and Sennett 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.
$1,204±$519Highest
15% below U.S.
$978±$217Lowest
31% below U.S.
Whiting and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,261
37% above U.S.
$4,227Lowest
36% above U.S.
$5,397Highest
73% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.4%±69.8
U.S.: 51.1%
58.3%±37.3Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
49%±36.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Whiting and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.1%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
65.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
91.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Lowest
16 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minHighest
about the U.S. average
22 min
17% below U.S.
21 minLowest
21% below U.S.
Work from home
7.5%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
10%±5.4Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±3.9
U.S.: 15.1%
Whiting and Sennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS)
High school in town — None in town HARRIET TUBMAN RESIDENTIAL CENTER
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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.