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Evans vs Hanover vs Wright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Evans has the most homeowners (86.2%).
Hanover has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Wright has the most expensive homes ($242k median).
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 | Evans | Hanover | Wright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,183Highest |
6,882 |
1,739Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2% NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.5±2.8Lowest 24% above NY |
50.6±5.5 27% above NY |
51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
| Wright and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
18%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Hanover and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
26.7%±4.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Hanover and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
23% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Evans and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,467±$8k 16% below NY |
$71,563±$9kLowest 17% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
| Wright and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$10k 58% below NY |
$141,500±$16kLowest 67% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$104Lowest 43% below NY |
$993±$105Highest 39% below NY |
$953±$79 41% below NY |
| Hanover and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,590 30% below NY |
$2,881Lowest 56% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±10.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.5%±22.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Hanover and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% NY: 14% |
14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.7% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 2 yrs older than NY |
1950Lowest 9 yrs older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
27 minLowest 19% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±5.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hanover and Evans 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 | #180 of 484 in NY | #196 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Highest |
9.3Lowest |
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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.