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Coventry vs Hamlin vs Colesville
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 oldest population (median age 52.1).
Hamlin has the most people working from home (12.2%).
Colesville has the most kids (29.1% under 18).
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 | Hamlin | Colesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
8,652Highest |
4,797 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
41.9±3.7 5% above NY |
37.2±6.3Lowest 7% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
29.1%±6.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Colesville and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 10.2% NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
9.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Hamlin and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,281±$12k 26% below NY |
$83,510±$9kHighest about the NY average |
$61,317±$14kLowest 29% below NY |
| Hamlin and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25kLowest 69% below NY |
$166,200±$9kHighest 61% below NY |
$134,800±$18k 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219Lowest 37% below NY |
$1,062±$137 34% below NY |
$1,312±$790Highest 19% below NY |
| Colesville and Hamlin 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 |
$4,343Highest 34% below NY |
$2,638Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
81.7%±96.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Colesville and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15% NY: 14% |
11.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 15% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hamlin and Coventry 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 | — | — | #442 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.8 |
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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.