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Edwards vs Fowler
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 most kids (31% under 18).
Fowler has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.7%).
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 | Edwards | Fowler |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,327Lowest |
1,869Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.1±8.7Lowest 14% below NY |
50.8±3.6Highest 28% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 31%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.4%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.5%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.5%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
2%±1.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Fowler and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $72,300±$14kHighest 16% below NY |
$49,875±$8kLowest 42% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $101,800±$9kLowest 76% below NY |
$155,700±$53kHighest 63% below NY |
| Fowler 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 |
$1,017±$149Highest 37% below NY |
| Fowler and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,225Highest 66% below NY |
$1,668Lowest 75% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 13.2%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±17.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Fowler and Edwards 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% |
16.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% NY: 54.3% |
80.9% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% below NY |
26 minLowest 20% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.1%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.