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Hope vs Mansfield 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).
Mansfield has the most people working from home (12.1%).
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 | Mansfield | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 587Lowest |
691Highest |
671 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.3±8.5Lowest 26% above NY |
54±5.5 36% above NY |
59.8±3.5Highest 50% above NY |
| Wells and Mansfield 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% |
15.1%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
14.8%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hope and Mansfield 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% |
19.5%±2.3Lowest 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Mansfield 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 |
$83,304±$14kHighest 3% below NY |
$74,286±$31k 14% below NY |
| Mansfield 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 |
$200,000±$29kLowest 53% 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±$217 24% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,551Lowest 61% below NY |
$4,122Highest 37% below NY |
$2,588 61% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.9%±98.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Hope and Wells 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% |
5.8% NY: 14% |
4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
96.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
91.7% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
26 minLowest 22% below NY |
43 minHighest 32% above NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±12.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Mansfield and Hope 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.