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Freedom vs Wilna

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Freedom has the most homeowners (88.9%).
Wilna has the most kids (31.3% under 18).

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.

MeasureFreedomWilna
People
Population
2,483Lowest
5,677Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-10.8%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
43.2±7Highest
9% above NY
29.1±5.2Lowest
27% below NY
Kids under 18
18.6%±4.3Lowest
NY: 20.5%
31.3%±5.3Highest
NY: 20.5%
Age 65+
16.6%±2.9Highest
NY: 17.9%
10.2%±2.6Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
15.5%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
17.7%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.9%±2.8Lowest
NY: 7%
6.2%±2.8Highest
NY: 7%
Wilna and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,646±$24kHighest
14% below NY
$60,213±$11kLowest
30% below NY
Freedom and Wilna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$176,900±$19kHighest
58% below NY
$137,400±$19kLowest
68% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$519±$219Lowest
68% below NY
$946±$47Highest
42% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,443Highest
48% below NY
$2,747Lowest
58% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
10.1%±32.5Lowest
NY: 52.1%
34.6%±10.3Highest
NY: 52.1%
Wilna and Freedom are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7%Lowest
NY: 14%
19.2%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.9%Highest
NY: 54.3%
51.8%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
23 yrs newer than NY
1952Lowest
7 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
15% below NY
24 minLowest
26% below NY
Work from home
6.9%±2.9Highest
NY: 14.9%
4.1%±2.4Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Freedom and Wilna 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 — #482 of 484 in NY
School district — CARTHAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — None in town
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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.