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Centerville vs Greig vs De Peyster
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%).
Greig has the oldest population (median age 55).
De Peyster has the most people working from home (14.6%).
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 | Greig | De Peyster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 700Lowest |
1,004Highest |
955 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8 34% below NY |
55±6.1Highest 38% above NY |
25.3±9.1Lowest 36% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8 NY: 20.5% |
16.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
40.4%±12.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| De Peyster and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±4.4 NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
9.5%±2.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 NY: 7% |
2.7%±2.7Highest NY: 7% |
| De Peyster and Greig 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 |
$58,000±$20kLowest 33% below NY |
$67,000±$23k 22% below NY |
| Centerville and De Peyster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,800±$49k 72% below NY |
$172,700±$21kHighest 59% below NY |
$100,000±$18kLowest 76% below NY |
| Greig and Centerville 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 |
$936±$33Highest 42% below NY |
$850±$316 48% below NY |
| Greig and De Peyster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,981Highest 55% below NY |
$2,720 59% below NY |
$2,125Lowest 68% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
71%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.8%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Greig and De Peyster 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% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
21.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.5% NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1975 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 10% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
14.6%±7.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| De Peyster and Greig 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.