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Fenner vs Junius vs Smithfield
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%).
Junius has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Smithfield has the highest household income ($81k).
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 | Junius | Smithfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,719Highest |
1,196Lowest |
1,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.6% NY: +4.2% |
-12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45±5.9Highest 13% above NY |
42.6±4.9Lowest 7% above NY |
44.2±9.9 11% above NY |
| Fenner and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
25.4%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.8%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Junius and Fenner 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%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Fenner and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
13.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.1 NY: 7% |
1.2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.3%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Smithfield and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,750±$4k 10% below NY |
$76,750±$13kLowest 11% below NY |
$81,250±$11kHighest 5% below NY |
| Smithfield and Fenner 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 |
$160,400±$13kLowest 62% below NY |
$161,500±$22k 62% below NY |
| Fenner and Smithfield 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 |
$1,333±$243Highest 18% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,073 53% below NY |
$2,875Lowest 56% below NY |
$4,329Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.8%±19.7 NY: 52.1% |
59.4%±34.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±94.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Junius and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5% NY: 14% |
13%Highest NY: 14% |
2.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.8% NY: 54.3% |
92.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Lowest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
22 min 34% below NY |
| Work from home | 15.6%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±8.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Fenner and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | MORRISVILLE-EATON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | MORRISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.