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Fairmount vs Westvale
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairmount has the most renters (18.3% rent).
Westvale has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
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 | Fairmount | Westvale |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,724Highest |
5,212Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±3.8Lowest about the NY average |
42.2±1.9Highest 6% above NY |
| Westvale and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.3%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Westvale and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Westvale and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
50.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Fairmount and Westvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,225±$7kLowest about the NY average |
$98,542±$8kHighest 15% above NY |
| Westvale and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,000±$10kLowest 57% below NY |
$214,200±$10kHighest 49% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$133 17% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,873Lowest 26% below NY |
$6,183Highest 6% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±16.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
50%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Westvale and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
2.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
98.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 40% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Westvale and Fairmount 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.