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Cropseyville, NY

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Overview


Cropseyville is a very small town located in the state of New York. With a population of 2,028 people and just one neighborhood, Cropseyville is the 585th largest community in New York.

Occupations and Workforce

Unlike some towns, Cropseyville isn’t mainly white- or blue-collar. Instead, the most prevalent occupations for people in Cropseyville are a mix of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Cropseyville is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and managers. There are especially a lot of people living in Cropseyville who work in office and administrative support (16.38%), management occupations (13.86%), and teaching (9.72%).

Also of interest is that Cropseyville has more people living here who work in computers and math than 95% of the places in the US.

Setting & Lifestyle

Cropseyville is a good choice for families with children because of several factors. Many other families with children live here, making it a place where both parents and children are more likely to develop social ties with other families. The town’s good public school district and large population of college-educated adults provide an environment conducive to academic success. Many people own their own single-family homes, providing areas for children to play and stability in the community. Finally, Cropseyville’s overall crime rate ranks among the lowest in the country, making it one of the safest places to raise a family.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Cropseyville has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Cropseyville a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

One downside of living in Cropseyville is that it can take a long time to commute to work. In Cropseyville, the average commute to work is 32.67 minutes, which is quite a bit higher than the national average.

As is often the case in a small town, Cropseyville doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Demographics

The education level of Cropseyville citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 23.69% of adults in Cropseyville have at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Cropseyville in 2022 was $41,153, which is middle income relative to New York, and upper middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $164,612 for a family of four. However, Cropseyville contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

The people who call Cropseyville home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Cropseyville residents report their race to be White, followed by Asian. Important ancestries of people in Cropseyville include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French.

The most common language spoken in Cropseyville is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and German/Yiddish.

Notable & Unique Neighborhood Characteristics

When you see a neighborhood for the first time, the most important thing is often the way it looks, like its homes and its setting. Some places look the same, but they only reveal their true character after living in them for a while because they contain a unique mix of occupational or cultural groups. This neighborhood is very unique in some important ways, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive exploration and analysis.

Real Estate

One of the notable things about is that it is one of the quietest neighborhoods in America, according to NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis and quantitative rating of quietness. When you are here, you will find it to be very quiet. If quiet and peaceful are your cup of tea, you may have found a great place for you.

In addition, despite all of the residential real estate here in the neighborhood, NeighborhoodScout has discovered that much of it is vacant. In resort or second-home vacation areas, this naturally occurs because homes and apartments are seasonally occupied, and empty for a portion of the year. In non-vacation or resort areas, however, this can be an indicator of property abandonment or a weak real estate market. The vacancy rate here is 32.9%, which is higher than 95.8% of all U.S. neighborhoods.

People

If you're looking for a great spot to raise a family, then look no further than the neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's analysis found that the combination of good quality public schools, above-average safety from crime, and a high rate of home ownership in predominantly single-family homes, help make this neighborhood among the top 10.1% of family-friendly neighborhoods across the state of New York. In addition, there are a high proportion of other families with school-aged children living here, making it easy for parents and their children to socialize and develop a sense of community support. In addition, families here highly value education, as is reflected by the strength of the local schools, in part due to the educational attainment of the parents here, who vote in support of the public schools.

Diversity

Did you know that the neighborhood has more Irish and Dutch ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 36.1% of this neighborhood's residents have Irish ancestry and 4.9% have Dutch ancestry.

The Neighbors

There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.

The neighbors in the neighborhood in Cropseyville are upper-middle income, making it an above average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher income than 71.4% of the neighborhoods in America. With 13.1% of the children here below the federal poverty line, this neighborhood has a higher rate of childhood poverty than 56.2% of U.S. neighborhoods.

A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.

In the neighborhood, 39.8% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is manufacturing and laborer occupations, with 30.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations (18.3%), and 10.9% in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants.

Languages

The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 99.8% of households. Some people also speak Polish (4.2%).

Ethnicity / Ancestry

Culture is the shared learned behavior of peoples. Undeniably, different ethnicities and ancestries have different cultural traditions, and as a result, neighborhoods with concentrations of residents of one or another ethnicities or ancestries will express those cultures. It is what makes the North End in Boston so fun to visit for the Italian restaurants, bakeries, culture, and charm, and similarly, why people enjoy visiting Chinatown in San Francisco.

In the neighborhood in Cropseyville, NY, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Irish (36.1%). There are also a number of people of German ancestry (27.6%), and residents who report English roots (12.3%), and some of the residents are also of Italian ancestry (11.2%), along with some French ancestry residents (8.5%), among others.

Getting to Work

Even if your neighborhood is walkable, you may still have to drive to your place of work. Some neighborhoods are located where many can get to work in just a few minutes, while others are located such that most residents have a long and arduous commute. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend between 15 and 30 minutes commuting one-way to work (35.6% of working residents), which is shorter than the time spent commuting to work for most Americans.

Here most residents (87.2%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In addition, quite a number also carpool with coworkers, friends, or neighbors to get to work (8.4%) . In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.


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