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Conesville vs Wells vs Prattsville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Conesville has the most people working from home (13.6%).
Wells has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
Prattsville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.6%).
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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 | Conesville | Wells | Prattsville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 750Highest |
671Lowest |
701 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3% NY: +4.2% |
+10.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50±8.1Lowest 26% above NY |
59.8±3.5Highest 50% above NY |
58.6±3.8 47% above NY |
| Wells and Prattsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±4.8 NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
10.7%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wells and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.9%±7.6 NY: 17.9% |
39.7%±10.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Prattsville and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.6% NY: 40.2% |
17%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Conesville and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,000±$14k 14% below NY |
$74,286±$31kHighest 14% below NY |
$43,688±$16kLowest 49% below NY |
| Wells and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,300±$31k 49% below NY |
$268,600±$45kHighest 37% below NY |
$154,400±$72kLowest 64% below NY |
| Wells and Conesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $892±$296Highest 45% below NY |
— | $341±$326Lowest 79% below NY |
| Conesville and Prattsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,500Highest 47% below NY |
$2,588 61% below NY |
$2,481Lowest 62% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
30%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
31.2%±5.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Conesville and Prattsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2% NY: 14% |
4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.7% NY: 54.3% |
72.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 42 min 28% above NY |
43 minHighest 32% above NY |
33 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 13.6%±6.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Conesville and Prattsville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.