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Coventry vs Williamson 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).
Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Williamson | Colesville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
6,823Highest |
4,797 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 52.1±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
40.9±4.2 about the NY average |
37.2±6.3Lowest 7% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
29.1%±6.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Colesville and Williamson 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% |
20.7%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Williamson 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% |
34.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
9.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Williamson 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 |
$90,515±$14kHighest 5% above NY |
$61,317±$14kLowest 29% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $132,700±$25kLowest 69% below NY |
$192,700±$18kHighest 55% below NY |
$134,800±$18k 68% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,027±$219 37% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% below NY |
$1,312±$790Highest 19% below NY |
| Colesville and Coventry 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 |
$5,172Highest 21% below NY |
$2,638Lowest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.9%±32.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5 NY: 52.1% |
81.7%±96.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Colesville and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15% NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.3%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 15% below NY |
25 min 25% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.3 NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Williamson 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 | — | #221 of 484 in NY | #442 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.3Lowest |
8.8Highest |
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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.