Compare towns
Galen vs Junius vs Wayland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Galen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
Junius has the most expensive homes ($160k median).
Wayland has the most renters (23% 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 | Galen | Junius | Wayland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,369Highest |
1,196Lowest |
3,698 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.6% NY: +4.2% |
-9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.7±5.2Lowest 5% below NY |
42.6±4.9Highest 7% above NY |
39.5±4.3 about the NY average |
| Junius and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.8%±5.4 NY: 20.5% |
25.4%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28.2%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wayland and Galen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.9%±3.3 NY: 17.9% |
16%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±3.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wayland and Galen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.3% NY: 40.2% |
7.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
15.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9 NY: 7% |
| Galen and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,177±$7kLowest 25% below NY |
$76,750±$13kHighest 11% below NY |
$65,385±$15k 24% below NY |
| Junius and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $95,400±$15kLowest 77% below NY |
$160,400±$13kHighest 62% below NY |
$105,400±$16k 75% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $864±$286Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,333±$243Highest 18% below NY |
$955±$280 41% below NY |
| Junius and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,693Lowest 59% below NY |
$2,875 56% below NY |
$3,052Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.2%±25.8 NY: 52.1% |
59.4%±34.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.3%±12.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Junius and Galen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.5% NY: 14% |
13%Lowest NY: 14% |
20%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.2% NY: 54.3% |
89.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 32% below NY |
19 minLowest 42% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.1%±4.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±2.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Galen and Wayland 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 | #475 of 484 in NY | — | #390 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CLYDE-SAVANNAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CLYDE-SAVANNAH HIGH SCHOOL | — | WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
— | 9.6Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.