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Augusta vs Wethersfield vs Nanticoke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Augusta has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
Nanticoke has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
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 | Augusta | Wethersfield | Nanticoke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,851Highest |
815Lowest |
1,683 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | 0%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.9±3.3 10% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
41.5±6.4Lowest 4% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Nanticoke and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.3%±2.3 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Nanticoke and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.9% NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.4 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,852±$10kLowest 33% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$69,432±$13k 19% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Nanticoke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $147,200±$33k 65% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$157,100±$32kHighest 63% below NY |
| Nanticoke and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $806±$209Lowest 50% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
$941±$314Highest 42% below NY |
| Nanticoke and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,062 53% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,171Highest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.2%±17.2 NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.4%±37.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Nanticoke and Augusta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1980Highest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 19% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.3%±7.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
5%±4.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Augusta and Wethersfield 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.