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Day vs Sunset Bay vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Day has the most affordable homes ($224k median).
Sunset Bay has the most people working from home (29.7%).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
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 | Day | Sunset Bay | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 843Highest |
384Lowest |
671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-28.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 61.4±2.4 54% above NY |
66.5±2.2Highest 67% above NY |
59.8±3.5Lowest 50% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 7.8%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
3.4%±11.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wells and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.6%±5.8 NY: 17.9% |
57.8%±17.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
28.9%±7.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Sunset Bay and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.5% NY: 40.2% |
31.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
0%±5.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,727±$16kLowest 33% below NY |
$66,731±$47k 22% below NY |
$74,286±$31kHighest 14% below NY |
| Wells and Sunset Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,400±$49kLowest 47% below NY |
$245,000±$33k 42% below NY |
$268,600±$45kHighest 37% below NY |
| Wells and Sunset Bay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,765 58% below NY |
$4,629Highest 30% below NY |
$2,588Lowest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
— | 30%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2% NY: 14% |
13.4%Highest NY: 14% |
4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3% NY: 54.3% |
89.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minLowest 16% above NY |
— | 43 minHighest 32% above NY |
| Work from home | 7.4%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
29.7%±27Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sunset Bay and Day 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.