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Centerville vs Sardinia
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%).
Sardinia has the most expensive homes ($219k 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 | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 700Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
42.5±7.5Highest 7% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sardinia 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% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia 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±$21kLowest 3% below NY |
$84,583±$34kHighest about the NY average |
| Sardinia 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±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$855±$83Highest 47% below NY |
| Sardinia and Centerville 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 |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Centerville and Sardinia 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% |
12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 10% below NY |
30 min 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.