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Cameron vs Wethersfield vs Sardinia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cameron has the most kids (37.3% under 18).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
Sardinia has the most expensive homes ($219k median).
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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 | Cameron | Wethersfield | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,049 |
815Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.9% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 32.5±6Lowest 18% below NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 37.3%±3.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 11.4%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,125±$17kLowest 31% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
| Wethersfield and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $115,800±$37kLowest 73% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$733Highest 40% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
$855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
| Cameron and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,735 58% below NY |
$2,787Highest 58% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 86.7%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cameron and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 38.1%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
30 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia 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.