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Hanover vs Wheelock vs Silver Creek
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 highest household income ($72k).
Wheelock has the most expensive homes ($190k median).
Silver Creek has the most kids (27.4% 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.
| Measure | Hanover | Wheelock | Silver Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,882Highest |
717Lowest |
2,604 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±5.5 30% above U.S. |
51±5.6Highest 31% above U.S. |
36.8±2.6Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Wheelock and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
29.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.8%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wheelock and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Silver Creek and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,563±$9kHighest 11% below U.S. |
$64,792±$20k 20% below U.S. |
$63,854±$26kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$16k 57% below U.S. |
$189,600±$37kHighest 43% below U.S. |
$125,400±$17kLowest 62% below U.S. |
| Wheelock and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$105Highest 30% below U.S. |
— | $967±$175Lowest 32% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Silver Creek 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. |
$2,937 6% below U.S. |
$3,350Highest 7% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±22.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.3%±17 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hanover and Silver Creek 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% |
8.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 4% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.5%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±13 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Silver Creek 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| 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.