Compare towns
Eagle vs Greig vs Centerville vs Wethersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eagle has the most people working from home (11.1%).
Greig has the oldest population (median age 55).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Eagle | Greig | Centerville | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,231Highest |
1,004 |
700Lowest |
815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.3% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.8±12.6 5% below NY |
55±6.1Highest 38% above NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Greig and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 26.1%±9.9 NY: 20.5% |
16.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Centerville and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±1.4 NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8% NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.4 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $72,778±$19k 15% below NY |
$58,000±$20kLowest 33% below NY |
$83,000±$21k 3% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,900±$41k 65% below NY |
$172,700±$21kHighest 59% below NY |
$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Greig and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $736±$101 55% below NY |
$936±$33Highest 42% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Greig and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,753 58% below NY |
$2,720Lowest 59% below NY |
$2,981Highest 55% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.7%±33 NY: 52.1% |
71%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Greig and Eagle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.8% NY: 14% |
14.8% NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NY: 54.3% |
88.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 8% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
30 min 10% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6 NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Eagle and Greig 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.