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Wright vs Auburn vs Knox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Auburn has the most renters (51.4% rent).
Knox has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Wright | Auburn | Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
26,285Highest |
2,559 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
41.1±1.1Lowest 3% above NY |
49.8±6.7 25% above NY |
| Wright and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Auburn and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.2%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Auburn and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4% NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
36.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
2.7%±0.7 NY: 7% |
5.2%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Knox and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13k about the NY average |
$51,052±$5kLowest 41% below NY |
$124,083±$14kHighest 44% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36k 43% below NY |
$152,800±$9kLowest 64% below NY |
$299,800±$37kHighest 29% below NY |
| Knox and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79 41% below NY |
$897±$50Lowest 45% below NY |
$1,125±$44Highest 31% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$3,998Lowest 39% below NY |
$4,451 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55%±7.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
53.8%±34 NY: 52.1% |
| Auburn and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% NY: 14% |
19.5%Highest NY: 14% |
6.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NY: 54.3% |
48.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
1982 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
33 min about the NY average |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
17.5%±8.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Knox and Wright 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 | — | #374 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.8 |
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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.