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Edwards vs Fine vs Wheeler
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Edwards has the highest household income ($72k).
Fine has the oldest population (median age 56.3).
Wheeler has the most people working from home (21.8%).
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 | Edwards | Fine | Wheeler |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,327Highest |
1,284 |
1,195Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.2% NY: +4.2% |
-13.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-9.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.1±8.7 14% below NY |
56.3±4.1Highest 41% above NY |
33.3±13.6Lowest 16% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 31%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
17.1%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
40.9%±24.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wheeler and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±5.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±6.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23%Highest NY: 40.2% |
15.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
6.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.8 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,300±$14kHighest 16% below NY |
$59,861±$9k 30% below NY |
$59,688±$14kLowest 31% below NY |
| Edwards and Fine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $101,800±$9k 76% below NY |
$86,600±$17kLowest 80% below NY |
$119,400±$16kHighest 72% below NY |
| Wheeler and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$331Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,043±$106 36% below NY |
$1,341±$150Highest 17% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,225 66% below NY |
$1,828Lowest 72% below NY |
$2,573Highest 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.2%±56.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.4%±36.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Fine and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2% NY: 14% |
35%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
84.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970 11 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 4.1%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.7%±9.5 NY: 14.9% |
21.8%±23.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wheeler and Fine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | CLIFTON-FINE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 5.4 |
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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.