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Columbia vs Pavilion vs Fenner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Columbia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.7%).
Pavilion has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Fenner has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Columbia | Pavilion | Fenner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,508Lowest |
2,089Highest |
1,719 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.5±4.7 14% above NY |
47.5±5.5Highest 19% above NY |
45±5.9Lowest 13% above NY |
| Pavilion and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
20%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Fenner and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Fenner and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
25.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Columbia and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,795±$13kHighest 6% above NY |
$86,462±$7k about the NY average |
$77,750±$4kLowest 10% below NY |
| Columbia and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,500±$22kHighest 56% below NY |
$168,700±$17kLowest 60% below NY |
$184,200±$20k 57% below NY |
| Columbia and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $847±$47Highest 48% below NY |
$827±$159 49% below NY |
$636±$97Lowest 61% below NY |
| Columbia and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,838Lowest 57% below NY |
$3,443Highest 48% below NY |
$3,073 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±49.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.4%±29.9 NY: 52.1% |
36.8%±19.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Fenner and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.5% NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3% NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 5% above NY |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.6%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
7.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.6%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Fenner and Columbia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | PAVILION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | PAVILION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 6.8 |
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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.