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Arcade vs Holland vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcade has the most renters (49.4% rent).
Holland has the most homeowners (89%).
Waterville has the most people working from home (14.8%).
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 | Arcade | Holland | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,915 |
3,266Highest |
1,731Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±4.6Lowest 12% above NY |
51.9±4.2Highest 30% above NY |
44.9±4.5 13% above NY |
| Holland and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20%±6.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.8%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Holland and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Holland and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.5% NY: 40.2% |
22.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.5%±6.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,695±$4kLowest 32% below NY |
$66,198±$18k 23% below NY |
$82,273±$13kHighest 4% below NY |
| Waterville and Holland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $172,300±$19k 59% below NY |
$265,000±$32kHighest 37% below NY |
$170,100±$12kLowest 60% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $805±$176 50% below NY |
$768±$120Lowest 53% below NY |
$820±$132Highest 49% below NY |
| Waterville and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,938 40% below NY |
$4,276Highest 35% below NY |
$3,425Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.7%±14 NY: 52.1% |
62.7%±39.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
24%±10.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Holland and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
54.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962 3 yrs newer than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 14% below NY |
29 minHighest 12% below NY |
22 minLowest 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
3.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.8%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #260 of 484 in NY | #419 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | HOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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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.