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Princetown vs Centerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Princetown has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
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 | Princetown | Centerville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,860Highest |
700Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.9±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Princetown and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $98,438±$21kHighest 14% above NY |
$83,000±$21kLowest 3% below NY |
| Princetown and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,700±$39kHighest 26% below NY |
$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,354±$91Highest 16% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,750Highest 13% below NY |
$2,981Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.6%±58.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Princetown and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
30 minLowest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.2%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Centerville and Princetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.