Compare towns
Columbia vs Winfield 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%).
Winfield has the most affordable homes ($141k median).
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 | Winfield | Fenner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,508Lowest |
1,874Highest |
1,719 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.5±4.7Highest 14% above NY |
38.8±6.3Lowest about the NY average |
45±5.9 13% above NY |
| Columbia and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26.8%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
| Winfield and Fenner 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% |
20.4%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Winfield and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8% NY: 40.2% |
18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.2 NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Columbia and Winfield 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 |
$66,917±$10kLowest 22% below NY |
$77,750±$4k 10% below NY |
| Columbia and Fenner 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 |
$140,500±$20kLowest 67% 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 |
$617±$70Lowest 62% below NY |
$636±$97 61% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,838 57% below NY |
$2,378Lowest 64% below NY |
$3,073Highest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±49.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.3%±26Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.8%±19.7 NY: 52.1% |
| Winfield and Fenner 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% |
15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 5% above NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.6%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±3.5Lowest 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 | — | MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.