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Tioga vs Constantia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tioga has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Constantia has the most people working from home (16.6%).
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 | Tioga | Constantia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,348Lowest |
4,772Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.2±3.5Lowest 14% above NY |
45.8±7.2Highest 15% above NY |
| Constantia and Tioga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.7%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Constantia and Tioga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Tioga and Constantia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
15.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Tioga and Constantia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,523±$20kLowest 20% below NY |
$69,792±$15kHighest 19% below NY |
| Constantia and Tioga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,300±$35kLowest 70% below NY |
$141,900±$21kHighest 67% below NY |
| Constantia and Tioga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $847±$219Lowest 48% below NY |
$888±$254Highest 45% below NY |
| Constantia and Tioga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,614Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,450Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±29.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
17.8%±9.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Tioga and Constantia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
37 minHighest 15% above NY |
| Work from home | 8%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±10.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Constantia and Tioga 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 | #342 of 484 in NY | #447 of 484 in NY |
| School district | TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | TIOGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.