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Kenmore vs Van Buren 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%).
Van Buren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9%).
DeWitt has the highest household income ($92k).
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 | Van Buren | DeWitt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,044 |
14,237Lowest |
25,589Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.4±2.5Lowest about the NY average |
42.1±3.7Highest 6% above NY |
41.4±2 4% above NY |
| Van Buren and DeWitt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.4%±3 NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| DeWitt and Van Buren 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% |
21.4%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Van Buren 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% NY: 40.2% |
39.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
49%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±1.6 NY: 7% |
4.1%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
8.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,639±$10k 10% below NY |
$73,779±$8kLowest 14% below NY |
$92,218±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
| DeWitt and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $208,600±$11k 51% below NY |
$169,600±$5kLowest 60% below NY |
$243,500±$13kHighest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,081±$101 33% below NY |
$1,269±$87Highest 22% below NY |
$1,042±$73Lowest 36% below NY |
| Van Buren and Kenmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,687 29% below NY |
$4,171Lowest 37% below NY |
$6,113Highest 7% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.2%±16.5 NY: 52.1% |
50.8%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.4%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Van Buren 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% NY: 54.3% |
61.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
73.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1963 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 43% below NY |
25 minHighest 23% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.7%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.3%±4.9 NY: 14.9% |
11.4%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Kenmore and Van Buren 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 | — | #386 of 484 in NY | #70 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BALDWINSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | JAMESVILLE-DEWITT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · EAST SYRACUSE MINOA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None 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.