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Centerville vs Arcade vs Eagle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Arcade has the most renters (49.4% rent).
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
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 | Centerville | Arcade | Eagle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 700Lowest |
1,915Highest |
1,231 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
44.7±4.6Highest 12% above NY |
37.8±12.6 5% below NY |
| Arcade and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.1%±9.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Centerville and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Arcade and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8% NY: 40.2% |
22.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.5%±6.5Highest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.4 NY: 7% |
| Arcade and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,000±$21kHighest 3% below NY |
$58,695±$4kLowest 32% below NY |
$72,778±$19k 15% below NY |
| Centerville and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
$172,300±$19kHighest 59% below NY |
$148,900±$41k 65% below NY |
| Arcade and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$805±$176Highest 50% below NY |
$736±$101 55% below NY |
| Arcade and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,981 55% below NY |
$3,938Highest 40% below NY |
$2,753Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.7%±14 NY: 52.1% |
54.7%±33Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Eagle and Arcade are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
17.7% NY: 14% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% NY: 54.3% |
50.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1962Lowest 3 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 10% below NY |
28 minLowest 14% below NY |
30 minHighest 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Centerville 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 | — | #260 of 484 in NY | — |
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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.