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Arcadia vs Wawarsing vs Depew
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcadia has the most affordable homes ($148k median).
Wawarsing has the most expensive homes ($237k median).
Depew has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.8%).
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 | Arcadia | Wawarsing | Depew |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,601 |
12,533Lowest |
15,000Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
-0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±3.1 10% above NY |
45.4±3.3Highest 14% above NY |
43.4±2Lowest 9% above NY |
| Wawarsing and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.4%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
| Arcadia and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.4%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.9%±3 NY: 17.9% |
| Wawarsing and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2% NY: 40.2% |
19.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.8%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
4.7%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Wawarsing and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,398±$5kLowest 26% below NY |
$64,321±$5k 25% below NY |
$73,556±$8kHighest 14% below NY |
| Depew and Wawarsing are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,400±$12kLowest 65% below NY |
$236,900±$17kHighest 44% below NY |
$196,500±$8k 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$86Lowest 38% below NY |
$1,252±$227Highest 23% below NY |
$1,061±$77 35% below NY |
| Wawarsing and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944 40% below NY |
$3,883Lowest 41% below NY |
$5,458Highest 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±11.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
73.4%±16.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
54.6%±10.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Wawarsing and Depew are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9% NY: 14% |
22%Highest NY: 14% |
9.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4% NY: 54.3% |
65.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
76.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Wawarsing and Depew 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 | #301 of 484 in NY | #288 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | ELLENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · RONDOUT VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | ELLENVILLE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Lowest |
10.7Highest |
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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.