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Centerville vs Minerva vs Hume
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%).
Minerva has the most expensive homes ($172k median).
Hume has the shortest commute (27 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 | Minerva | Hume |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 700Lowest |
836 |
2,055Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
56.2±5.7Highest 41% above NY |
40.3±4.5 about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
10.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
35.8%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.1%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.4% NY: 40.2% |
30.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2 NY: 7% |
4.6%±3.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Hume and Minerva 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 |
$67,303±$9kLowest 22% below NY |
$68,958±$14k 20% below NY |
| Centerville and Hume 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 |
$171,800±$22kHighest 59% below NY |
$110,600±$36kLowest 74% below NY |
| Minerva 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 |
$784±$102 52% below NY |
$811±$78Highest 50% below NY |
| Hume and Minerva 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 |
$2,608Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,206Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6 NY: 52.1% |
25.7%±74.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
21.4%±18.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Minerva 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% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 10% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
11.6%±7.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Minerva 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.