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Kendall vs Wethersfield vs Yates

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Kendall has the most expensive homes ($191k median).
Wethersfield has the most people working from home (6.8%).
Yates has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.3%).

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.

MeasureKendallWethersfieldYates
People
Population
2,591Highest
815Lowest
2,429
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.9%
NY: +4.2%
-14.5%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
+0.3%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
40.1±6.6Lowest
about the NY average
46±4.4Highest
16% above NY
40.9±5.3
about the NY average
Wethersfield and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
24.5%±4.7Highest
NY: 20.5%
21.6%±4.3Lowest
NY: 20.5%
23.4%±4.9
NY: 20.5%
Kendall and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.7%±4.2Highest
NY: 17.9%
13.1%±2.5Lowest
NY: 17.9%
17.7%±2.7
NY: 17.9%
Kendall and Yates 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%
20.3%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
21.7%
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.5%±1.7
NY: 7%
4.2%±3.8Highest
NY: 7%
1.7%±1.3Lowest
NY: 7%
Wethersfield and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$87,734±$14k
about the NY average
$96,094±$14kHighest
12% above NY
$87,337±$17kLowest
about the NY average
Wethersfield and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$191,200±$28kHighest
55% below NY
$131,300±$20kLowest
69% below NY
$141,000±$22k
67% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$314Lowest
48% below NY
$916±$126Highest
43% below NY
$854±$120
47% below NY
Wethersfield and Yates are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,328Highest
34% below NY
$2,787Lowest
58% below NY
$2,875
56% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.5%±36.6
NY: 52.1%
30.2%±38.9Lowest
NY: 52.1%
51.6%±30.4Highest
NY: 52.1%
Yates and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.9%Lowest
NY: 14%
9%
NY: 14%
18.8%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.5%Highest
NY: 54.3%
80.1%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
85.3%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960Lowest
1 yr newer than NY
1977Highest
18 yrs newer than NY
1960Lowest
1 yr newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
13% below NY
28 minHighest
13% below NY
21 minLowest
36% below NY
Work from home
3.1%±2.7Lowest
NY: 14.9%
6.8%±3.4Highest
NY: 14.9%
6%±4.1
NY: 14.9%
Wethersfield and Yates 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 #46 of 484 in NY — —
School district KENDALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — LYNDONVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town KENDALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — L A WEBBER MIDDLE-HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school
9.4Highest
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8.6Lowest
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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.