What stands out worked out from the figures below

Genesee Falls has the most people working from home (6.8%).

Hobart has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Genesee Falls	Hobart
People
Population	400Lowest	409Highest
Median age	46±10Highest 16% above NY	43.4±8.5Lowest 9% above NY
	Genesee Falls and Hobart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	22%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5%	19.1%±6.4Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Genesee Falls and Hobart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20%±3.7Highest NY: 17.9%	19.6%±7Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Genesee Falls and Hobart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.7%Lowest NY: 40.2%	23.2%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.8%±1.5Lowest NY: 7%	2%±2.3Highest NY: 7%
	Hobart and Genesee Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$66,429±$9kLowest 23% below NY	$85,208±$34kHighest about the NY average
	Hobart and Genesee Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$143,200±$31kLowest 66% below NY	$160,500±$16kHighest 62% below NY
	Hobart and Genesee Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$825±$286Highest 49% below NY	$728±$105Lowest 55% below NY
	Genesee Falls and Hobart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,268Highest 50% below NY	$2,944Lowest 55% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	37.1%±48.4Highest NY: 52.1%	27.5%±45Lowest NY: 52.1%
	Genesee Falls and Hobart are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	7.5%Lowest NY: 14%	11%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.9%Highest NY: 54.3%	67.3%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	32 minHighest 3% below NY	21 minLowest 37% below NY
Work from home	6.8%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9%	5.2%±6.3Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Genesee Falls and Hobart 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.