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Moira vs Wales vs Wethersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Moira has the most affordable homes ($93k median).
Wales has the most expensive homes ($245k median).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Moira | Wales | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,895 |
3,015Highest |
815Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6% NY: +4.2% |
+0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38±7.6Lowest 5% below NY |
43.9±6.6 10% above NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.7%±5.9 NY: 20.5% |
25.2%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wales and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±6 NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±5.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Wales and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.2 NY: 7% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Moira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,116±$15kLowest 25% below NY |
$88,590±$19k 3% above NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Wales are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $92,600±$12kLowest 78% below NY |
$244,800±$33kHighest 42% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $746±$190Lowest 54% below NY |
$950±$503Highest 41% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Wales and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,695Lowest 74% below NY |
$4,782Highest 27% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.3%±32.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
20.5%±27.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Moira and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.1%Highest NY: 14% |
4.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 1%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.2%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Wales and Wethersfield 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 | #405 of 484 in NY | #321 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | BRUSHTON-MOIRA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | IROQUOIS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | BRUSHTON-MOIRA HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5 |
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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.