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Centerville vs Holland
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%).
Holland has the most expensive homes ($265k median).
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 | Holland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 700Lowest |
3,266Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
51.9±4.2Highest 30% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±6.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.2%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Holland and Centerville 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 |
$66,198±$18kLowest 23% below NY |
| Centerville and Holland 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 |
$265,000±$32kHighest 37% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$768±$120Highest 53% below NY |
| Holland and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,981Lowest 55% below NY |
$4,276Highest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.7%±39.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Holland 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% |
6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 10% below NY |
29 minLowest 12% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Centerville and Holland 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 | — | #419 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | HOLLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | HOLLAND HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.