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Centerville vs Jefferson
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%).
Jefferson has the most people working from home (23.6%).
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 | Jefferson |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 700Lowest |
1,226Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
53.9±5.2Highest 35% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.2%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±6.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,000±$21kHighest 3% below NY |
$67,083±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
| Centerville and Jefferson 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 |
$186,900±$42kHighest 56% below NY |
| Jefferson and Centerville 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,981Lowest 55% below NY |
$3,602Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Jefferson 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% |
11.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 10% below NY |
32 minHighest 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
23.6%±10.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Jefferson 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.