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Hanover vs Wells vs Sunset Bay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the most affordable homes ($142k median).
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.6%).
Sunset Bay has the most people working from home (29.7%).
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 | Hanover | Wells | Sunset Bay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,882Highest |
1,148 |
384Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-28.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±5.5Lowest 30% above U.S. |
50.7±5.2 30% above U.S. |
66.5±2.2Highest 71% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
3.4%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Hanover and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.5%±2.2Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
57.8%±17.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
31.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wells and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,563±$9k 11% below U.S. |
$75,417±$11kHighest 7% below U.S. |
$66,731±$47kLowest 17% below U.S. |
| Wells and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$16kLowest 57% below U.S. |
$243,000±$42k 27% below U.S. |
$245,000±$33kHighest 26% below U.S. |
| Sunset Bay and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$105Lowest 30% below U.S. |
$1,313±$282Highest 7% below U.S. |
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| Wells and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,881Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$3,308 6% above U.S. |
$4,629Highest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±22.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Wells and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
15.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
13.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.4%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950Lowest 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1959 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
48 minHighest 80% above U.S. |
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| Work from home | 11.5%±5.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
11.3%±6.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
29.7%±27Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sunset Bay and Hanover 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 | #196 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 | — |
| High school in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3 |
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U.S. 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.