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Centerville vs Riverside vs Red Creek
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 the youngest population (median age 26.2).
Riverside has the most people working from home (20.8%).
Red Creek has the most expensive homes ($131k 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 | Riverside | Red Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 700Highest |
624Lowest |
699 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
— | -7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
31.8±14.1Highest 20% below NY |
27.3±3.4 31% below NY |
| Riverside and Red Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8 NY: 20.5% |
37.7%±7.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
31.3%±8.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Riverside 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% |
14.9%±7.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
8.2%±5.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Riverside and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17.4% NY: 40.2% |
19%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.2%±3.9 NY: 7% |
9.7%±4.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Red Creek and Riverside are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,000±$21k 3% below NY |
$88,750±$26kHighest 3% above NY |
$69,167±$51kLowest 20% below NY |
| Riverside and Centerville 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 |
$119,500±$16kLowest 72% below NY |
$130,900±$26kHighest 69% below NY |
| Red Creek 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 |
$1,021±$188Highest 37% below NY |
$775±$218 52% below NY |
| Riverside and Red Creek 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 |
$2,023Lowest 69% below NY |
$2,883 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±60.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Riverside and Red Creek 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% |
12.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
87.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1950 9 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 10% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
20.8%±18.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
1%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Riverside 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.