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Corfu vs Wethersfield vs Sardinia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corfu has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Sardinia has the most people working from home (10.2%).
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 | Corfu | Wethersfield | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 695Lowest |
815 |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.8% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.4±11.1Highest 17% above NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
| Corfu and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±9.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Corfu and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±8.8 NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sardinia and Corfu are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$22kLowest 11% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$84,583±$34k about the NY average |
| Wethersfield and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,700±$27k 62% below NY |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $800±$207Lowest 51% below NY |
$916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
$855±$83 47% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,095Highest 38% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.1%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Corfu and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 29% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 2.1%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Wethersfield 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.