Dryden vs Groton

A side-by-side comparison of Dryden and Groton: population, income, housing, and more.

Dryden and Groton are places in New York. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Groton has the higher population (1,974 vs 1,783 in Dryden). Groton has the higher median household income ($57,347 vs $51,920 in Dryden). Dryden has the higher median home value ($211,700 vs $153,000 in Groton).

Population, income & housing

	Dryden	Groton
Population	1,783	1,974
Median age	45.6 yrs	46.4 yrs
Median household income	$51,920	$57,347
Median home value	$211,700	$153,000
Median gross rent	$936	$831
Housing units	991	1,082
Homeownership rate	54.4%	63.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher	44.7%	22.0%
Unemployment rate	3.1%	2.5%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Dryden	Groton
Population	2,144 → 1,783 (-16.8%)	2,209 → 1,974 (-10.6%)
Median household income	$58,833 → $51,920 (-11.8%)	$54,545 → $57,347 (+5.1%)
Median home value	$176,300 → $211,700 (+20.1%)	$129,700 → $153,000 (+18.0%)
Median gross rent	$759 → $936 (+23.3%)	$677 → $831 (+22.7%)

Dryden

Population

2,1441,783

Median household income

$58,833$51,920

Median home value

$176,300$211,700

Median gross rent

$759$936

Groton

Population

2,2091,974

Median household income

$54,545$57,347

Median home value

$129,700$153,000

Median gross rent

$677$831

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Dryden	Groton
Under 5	6.9%	4.3%
5 to 17	10.5%	13.6%
18 to 24	9.1%	4.1%
25 to 34	13.2%	9.6%
35 to 44	9.0%	16.4%
45 to 54	15.3%	14.2%
55 to 64	14.8%	12.7%
65 to 74	15.9%	13.9%
75 and over	5.3%	11.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Dryden	Groton
White (non-Hispanic)	86.9%	89.7%
Black or African American	0.7%	2.4%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.3%	0.2%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.3%	0.0%
Two or more races	3.3%	5.6%
Hispanic or Latino	7.5%	2.1%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Dryden	Groton
No high school diploma	4.4%	7.3%
High school graduate	16.4%	37.7%
Some college or associate's	34.5%	32.9%
Bachelor's degree	24.0%	13.2%
Graduate or professional degree	20.7%	8.8%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Dryden	Groton
Drove alone	68.9%	79.9%
Carpooled	10.7%	5.5%
Public transit	0.8%	1.9%
Walked	0.0%	2.1%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.6%
Worked from home	17.3%	8.4%
Other means	2.4%	1.8%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Dryden	Groton
1-unit, detached	53.1%	58.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	26.4%	20.6%
5 to 19 units	11.2%	6.4%
20 or more units	8.2%	11.7%
Mobile home & other	1.1%	2.4%

Poverty & households

	Dryden	Groton
Poverty rate	20.2%	10.4%
Average household size	1.90	1.88
Mean commute (minutes)	23	25
Median year structure built	1975	1938