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Fenner vs Angola vs Springwater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fenner has the most people working from home (15.6%).
Angola has the oldest housing (typical home built 1954).
Springwater has the most affordable homes ($148k 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 | Fenner | Angola | Springwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,719Lowest |
2,411 |
2,503Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-6.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45±5.9Lowest 13% above NY |
45.1±3.3 13% above NY |
45.6±4.1Highest 15% above NY |
| Springwater and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±5.2 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Fenner and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.5%±1.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±2.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Fenner and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8% NY: 40.2% |
21%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
28.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
4.5%±3.9 NY: 7% |
| Angola and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,750±$4kLowest 10% below NY |
$81,108±$6k 6% below NY |
$84,670±$16kHighest about the NY average |
| Springwater and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,200±$20kHighest 57% below NY |
$165,600±$10k 61% below NY |
$147,500±$17kLowest 65% below NY |
| Fenner and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $636±$97Lowest 61% below NY |
$841±$78 48% below NY |
$1,063±$438Highest 34% below NY |
| Springwater and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,073Lowest 53% below NY |
$5,234Highest 20% below NY |
$3,579 46% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.8%±19.7 NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±30.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
74.8%±22Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Springwater and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.7% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
30 min 7% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±7.5 NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Fenner and Angola 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.