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Avoca vs Wheeler
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avoca has the oldest population (median age 42.4).
Wheeler has the most people working from home (21.8%).
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 | Avoca | Wheeler |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,340Highest |
1,195Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-9.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.4±6Highest 7% above NY |
33.3±13.6Lowest 16% below NY |
| Avoca and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
40.9%±24.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wheeler and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±6.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Avoca and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.6Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Avoca and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $67,730±$9kHighest 21% below NY |
$59,688±$14kLowest 31% below NY |
| Avoca and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $104,700±$8kLowest 75% below NY |
$119,400±$16kHighest 72% below NY |
| Wheeler and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $781±$164Lowest 52% below NY |
$1,341±$150Highest 17% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,106Lowest 68% below NY |
$2,573Highest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±20.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.4%±36.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Avoca and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
35%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.1%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
21.8%±23.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wheeler and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.