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Coventry vs Brasher vs Perrysburg
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most people working from home (7.1%).
Brasher has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.6%).
Perrysburg has the most expensive homes ($144k 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 | Coventry | Brasher | Perrysburg |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
2,592Highest |
1,578 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
46.6±9Lowest 17% above NY |
50.3±4.3 26% above NY |
| Coventry and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
18.4%±6.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Brasher and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7 NY: 17.9% |
23.5%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.4%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Perrysburg and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
10.6% NY: 40.2% |
16.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
3%±1.7 NY: 7% |
| Brasher and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,281±$12kHighest 26% below NY |
$53,911±$14kLowest 37% below NY |
$62,333±$13k 27% below NY |
| Coventry and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25k 69% below NY |
$124,300±$24kLowest 71% below NY |
$143,800±$31kHighest 66% below NY |
| Perrysburg and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219Highest 37% below NY |
$730±$195Lowest 55% below NY |
$943±$79 42% below NY |
| Coventry and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,833 57% below NY |
$2,500Lowest 62% below NY |
$3,380Highest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
74.3%±27.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
65.4%±44.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Brasher and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15%Lowest NY: 14% |
22.4%Highest NY: 14% |
19.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% NY: 54.3% |
75.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
25 min 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.9%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.4%±5.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Coventry and Perrysburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #300 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | BRASHER FALLS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | GOWANDA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.