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Centerville vs Greig vs Freedom
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).
Freedom has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Freedom |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 700Lowest |
1,004 |
2,483Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
-6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
55±6.1Highest 38% above NY |
43.2±7 9% above NY |
| Greig and Freedom 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% |
16.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.6%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8% NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Freedom 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 |
$73,646±$24k 14% below NY |
| Centerville and Freedom 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 |
$172,700±$21k 59% below NY |
$176,900±$19kHighest 58% below NY |
| Freedom and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $556±$489 66% below NY |
$936±$33Highest 42% below NY |
$519±$219Lowest 68% below NY |
| Greig and Centerville 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 |
$2,720Lowest 59% below NY |
$3,443Highest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6 NY: 52.1% |
71%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
10.1%±32.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Greig and Centerville 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% NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.5% NY: 54.3% |
88.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1982 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 10% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
28 minLowest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Greig and Centerville 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.