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Ticonderoga vs Mendon vs Champlain
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ticonderoga has the oldest housing (typical home built 1957).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Champlain has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Ticonderoga | Mendon | Champlain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,705 |
1,113Lowest |
5,667Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-0.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 48.6±2.8 25% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
44.4±2.3Lowest 14% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Ticonderoga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.4%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23.2%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Champlain and Ticonderoga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.3%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.3%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Mendon and Ticonderoga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
27.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Champlain and Ticonderoga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,481±$13k 19% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$59,866±$6kLowest 26% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Ticonderoga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,200±$18k 47% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$173,400±$16kLowest 48% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$38Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651Highest 13% below U.S. |
$890±$102 37% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,553Lowest 18% below U.S. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$3,681 18% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±11.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
54.4%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Champlain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1961 19 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 27% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Ticonderoga 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 | #378 of 484 in NY | — | #54 of 484 in NY |
| School district | TICONDEROGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | NORTHEASTERN CLINTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | TICONDEROGA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.0 |
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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.