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Arkwright vs Wallingford vs Hanover
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arkwright has the highest household income ($93k).
Wallingford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Hanover has the most people working from home (11.5%).
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 | Wallingford | Hanover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 859Lowest |
2,286 |
6,882Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.8±7.2Highest 31% above U.S. |
45.9±10.8Lowest 18% above U.S. |
50.6±5.5 30% above U.S. |
| Arkwright and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
| Wallingford and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.7%±4.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hanover and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Arkwright and Hanover 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 15% above U.S. |
$80,230±$15k about the U.S. average |
$71,563±$9kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Arkwright and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,900±$30k 49% below U.S. |
$261,900±$44kHighest 21% below U.S. |
$141,500±$16kLowest 57% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$689Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$891±$95 37% below U.S. |
$993±$105Highest 30% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,760 21% above U.S. |
$4,355Highest 40% above U.S. |
$2,881Lowest 8% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50%±65.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
46.5%±22.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Arkwright and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest about the U.S. average |
25 minLowest 6% below U.S. |
27 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.5%±5.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Hanover and Wallingford 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 | — | — | #196 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.