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Hope vs Arkwright vs Wells
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hope has the most kids (19.6% under 18).
Arkwright has the highest household income ($93k).
Wells has the most expensive homes ($269k median).
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 | Hope | Arkwright | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 587Lowest |
859Highest |
671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.5Lowest 26% above NY |
50.8±7.2 28% above NY |
59.8±3.5Highest 50% above NY |
| Wells and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.6%±0.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.2%±5.4 NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hope and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±10.2 NY: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
28.9%±7.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Wells and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7% NY: 40.2% |
26.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Arkwright and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,188±$13kLowest 16% below NY |
$93,000±$26kHighest 8% above NY |
$74,286±$31k 14% below NY |
| Arkwright and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $211,300±$106k 50% below NY |
$170,900±$30kLowest 60% below NY |
$268,600±$45kHighest 37% below NY |
| Wells and Hope are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,225±$217Highest 24% below NY |
$875±$689Lowest 46% below NY |
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| Hope and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,551Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,760Highest 43% below NY |
$2,588 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±98.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
50%±65.2 NY: 52.1% |
30%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Hope and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.5%Highest NY: 14% |
12.2% NY: 14% |
4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3% NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
27 minLowest 18% below NY |
43 minHighest 32% above NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6%±3.7 NY: 14.9% |
3.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Hope and Arkwright 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.