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Centerville vs Yorkshire
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%).
Yorkshire has the oldest population (median age 44.5).
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 | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 700Lowest |
3,779Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
44.5±7.3Highest 12% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Yorkshire 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 |
$48,097±$10kLowest 44% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,800±$49kHighest 72% below NY |
$112,900±$34kLowest 73% below NY |
| Centerville and Yorkshire 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 |
$819±$113Highest 49% below NY |
| Yorkshire 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 |
$3,080Highest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.4%±7.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Yorkshire 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% |
19%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 10% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.4%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Centerville and Yorkshire 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 | — | #111 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.