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Dover vs Wayne vs Union Vale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Dover has the most renters (30.5% rent).
Wayne has the oldest population (median age 62.6).
Union Vale has the most people working from home (15.2%).
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 | Dover | Wayne | Union Vale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,393Highest |
1,033Lowest |
4,567 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.2±6.6 6% above NY |
62.6±3.6Highest 57% above NY |
40.7±4.4Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
12.3%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
26%±7.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Union Vale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
40.1%±6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.2%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.3% NY: 40.2% |
42.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.7%±2.3 NY: 7% |
| Dover and Union Vale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,803±$27k 7% above NY |
$90,938±$17kLowest 6% above NY |
$102,888±$22kHighest 20% above NY |
| Union Vale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$35k 22% below NY |
$266,700±$150kLowest 37% below NY |
$490,900±$45kHighest 16% above NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,220±$165 25% below NY |
$1,031±$304Lowest 36% below NY |
$2,167±$2kHighest 34% above NY |
| Union Vale and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,057 8% below NY |
$3,967Lowest 40% below NY |
$9,469Highest 44% above NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62%±14.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.1%±20.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Dover and Union Vale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
7.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 5% above NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
40 minHighest 24% above NY |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.3%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
15.2%±5.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Union Vale and Wayne 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 | #207 of 484 in NY | — | #89 of 484 in NY |
| School district | DOVER UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | ARLINGTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | DOVER HIGH SCHOOL | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.8 |
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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.