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DeWitt vs Kenmore
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
Kenmore has the most people working from home (14.7%).
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 | DeWitt | Kenmore |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,060Lowest |
15,044Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.4% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.4±4.4Highest 4% above NY |
39.4±2.5Lowest about the NY average |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.8%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
48.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
5.9%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $123,864±$23kHighest 44% above NY |
$77,639±$10kLowest 10% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $297,600±$20kHighest 30% below NY |
$208,600±$11kLowest 51% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$257Highest 28% below NY |
$1,081±$101Lowest 33% below NY |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,402Highest 12% above NY |
$4,687Lowest 29% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.2%±16.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
69%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
19 minHighest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.7%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Kenmore and DeWitt 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 | #70 of 484 in NY | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.