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Kenmore vs DeWitt vs DeWitt
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering KenmoreTonawanda Town
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kenmore has the most people working from home (14.7%).
DeWitt has the highest household income ($124k).
DeWitt has the most homeowners (73.6%).
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 | Kenmore | DeWitt | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,044 |
11,060Lowest |
25,589Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
— | +0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5Lowest about the NY average |
41.4±4.4Highest 4% above NY |
41.4±2Highest 4% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.7%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| DeWitt and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
63.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
49% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
14.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
8.9%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$10kLowest 10% below NY |
$123,864±$23kHighest 44% above NY |
$92,218±$7k 7% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,600±$11kLowest 51% below NY |
$297,600±$20kHighest 30% below NY |
$243,500±$13k 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,081±$101 33% below NY |
$1,172±$257Highest 28% below NY |
$1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,687Lowest 29% below NY |
$7,402Highest 12% above NY |
$6,113 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±16.5 NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±18.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.1%Highest NY: 14% |
8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
72.7% NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 43% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
18 min 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.7%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.6%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±2.3 NY: 14.9% |
| Kenmore and DeWitt 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 | — | #70 of 484 in NY | #70 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.