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Collins vs Gowanda
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Collins has the most people working from home (11%).
Gowanda has the most affordable homes ($96k 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 | Collins | Gowanda |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,643Highest |
2,683Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.5±6.2Highest about the NY average |
37.6±6.2Lowest 6% below NY |
| Collins and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 24.4%±6.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
30.2%±9.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Gowanda and Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.3%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.5%±5.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Collins and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
10.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Gowanda and Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,905±$5kHighest 29% below NY |
$51,828±$2kLowest 40% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $153,000±$11kHighest 64% below NY |
$96,400±$13kLowest 77% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $799±$90Highest 51% below NY |
$753±$51Lowest 54% below NY |
| Collins and Gowanda are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,501Lowest 62% below NY |
$2,663Highest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±38.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.4%±14.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Gowanda and Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Highest 9 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
21 minLowest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 11%±5Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.3%±1.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #467 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| 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.