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Newfane vs Hamlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfane has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Hamlin has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Newfane | Hamlin |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,239Highest |
8,652Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.2±9.7Highest 9% above NY |
41.9±3.7Lowest 5% above NY |
| Newfane and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.8%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Newfane and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.6%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Newfane and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Hamlin and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,484±$9kLowest 12% below NY |
$83,510±$9kHighest about the NY average |
| Hamlin and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,800±$17kHighest 60% below NY |
$166,200±$9kLowest 61% below NY |
| Newfane and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $829±$89Lowest 49% below NY |
$1,062±$137Highest 34% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,850Lowest 42% below NY |
$4,343Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.4%±9.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 23% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Hamlin and Newfane 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 | #112 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NEWFANE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | NEWFANE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.1 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.