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Union vs Massena
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Massena has the most affordable homes ($94k 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 | Union | Massena |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 55,078Highest |
10,238Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±1.2Lowest 4% above NY |
42.6±4.7Highest 7% above NY |
| Massena and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.4%±3.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Massena and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Union and Massena are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,713±$2kHighest 28% below NY |
$51,458±$7kLowest 40% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,900±$5kHighest 65% below NY |
$94,400±$15kLowest 78% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $936±$37Highest 42% below NY |
$722±$44Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,200Highest 36% below NY |
$3,218Lowest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.2%±5.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.8%±11.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Massena and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
24.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
55.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 46% below NY |
18 minHighest 45% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±1.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Union and Massena 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 | #199 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.