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Cato vs Wethersfield vs Conquest
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cato has the most people working from home (11.2%).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
Conquest has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
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 | Cato | Wethersfield | Conquest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,542Highest |
815Lowest |
1,874 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.7±4Highest 22% above NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
45.7±4.4Lowest 15% above NY |
| Cato and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.1%±2.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.4%±4 NY: 17.9% |
| Cato and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
13.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cato and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,760±$11kLowest 7% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$81,620±$10k 5% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,600±$6kHighest 60% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$150,000±$49k 65% below NY |
| Cato and Conquest are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$425 42% below NY |
$916±$126Lowest 43% below NY |
$958±$38Highest 41% below NY |
| Conquest and Cato are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,005Highest 54% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
$2,559Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±23.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
51.1%±32.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Conquest and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8% NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
18%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 30% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
26 min 19% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.2%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Cato 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.