Compare towns
Fairmount vs Westvale vs Geddes
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 youngest population (median age 39.8).
Westvale has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Geddes has the most renters (26.7% rent).
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 | Geddes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,724 |
5,212Lowest |
16,831Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% NY: +4.2% |
+2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±3.8Lowest about the NY average |
42.2±1.9 6% above NY |
42.3±2.3Highest 6% above NY |
| Geddes and Westvale 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% |
21.4%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Westvale and Geddes 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%±2.9 NY: 17.9% |
22.5%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Geddes and Westvale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% NY: 40.2% |
50.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7 NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Geddes and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,225±$7k about the NY average |
$98,542±$8kHighest 15% above NY |
$76,839±$7kLowest 11% below 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±$10k 57% below NY |
$214,200±$10kHighest 49% below NY |
$182,400±$6kLowest 57% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$133Highest 17% below NY |
— | $965±$67Lowest 40% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,873Lowest 26% below NY |
$6,183Highest 6% below NY |
$5,421 18% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±16.8 NY: 52.1% |
50%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.2%±7.6Lowest 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% |
4.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% NY: 54.3% |
98.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 40% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
19 min 42% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.6%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
15%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Westvale and Fairmount 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 | — | — | #327 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SOLVAY UNION FREE SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | SOLVAY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.3 |
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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.