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Ticonderoga vs Schroon vs Champlain
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ticonderoga has the oldest housing (typical home built 1957).
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Schroon | Champlain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,705 |
1,897Lowest |
5,667Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.6±2.8 22% above NY |
54±9.9Highest 36% above NY |
44.4±2.3Lowest 12% above NY |
| Schroon 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 NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±5.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| 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 NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Schroon 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% NY: 40.2% |
37.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| 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 24% below NY |
$69,955±$10kHighest 19% below NY |
$59,866±$6kLowest 30% below NY |
| Schroon 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 58% below NY |
$272,800±$21kHighest 36% below NY |
$173,400±$16kLowest 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $852±$38 47% below NY |
$516±$33Lowest 68% below NY |
$890±$102Highest 45% below NY |
| Champlain and Ticonderoga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,553Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,291 50% below NY |
$3,681Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±11.7 NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±36.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±13.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Champlain and Ticonderoga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.4%Highest NY: 14% |
7.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 68.4% NY: 54.3% |
87.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 40% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.8 NY: 14.9% |
33.7%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schroon 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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NY 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.