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Arkwright vs Rensselaerville vs Westford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arkwright has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Rensselaerville has the most people working from home (13.8%).
Westford has the youngest population (median age 48.7).
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 | Arkwright | Rensselaerville | Westford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 859Lowest |
1,901Highest |
862 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5% NY: +4.2% |
-0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2 28% above NY |
54±3.3Highest 36% above NY |
48.7±8.1Lowest 22% above NY |
| Rensselaerville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
14%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±2.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Arkwright and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.1%±6.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
26.5%±4.8 NY: 17.9% |
| Rensselaerville and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% NY: 40.2% |
40.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Westford and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,000±$26kHighest 8% above NY |
$90,324±$26k 5% above NY |
$65,625±$18kLowest 24% below NY |
| Arkwright and Rensselaerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,900±$30kLowest 60% below NY |
$259,800±$36kHighest 39% below NY |
$175,000±$27k 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$689Lowest 46% below NY |
$1,264±$152Highest 22% below NY |
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| Rensselaerville and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,760 43% below NY |
$5,247Highest 20% below NY |
$2,644Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±65.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
14.7%±61.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
24.3%±38.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Arkwright and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
0.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% NY: 54.3% |
89.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
89.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
38 minHighest 16% above NY |
28 min 14% below NY |
| Work from home | 6%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±6.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Rensselaerville and Westford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.