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Princetown vs Centerville 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
Princetown has the most expensive homes ($316k median).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Wethersfield has the shortest commute (28 min average).
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 | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,860Highest |
700Lowest |
815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.9±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
| Princetown and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±4.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Princetown 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 |
$96,094±$14k 12% above NY |
| Princetown and Wethersfield 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 |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,354±$91Highest 16% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$916±$126 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,750Highest 13% below NY |
$2,981 55% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.6%±58.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Princetown and Wethersfield 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% |
9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest 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 |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
30 min 10% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.2%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
| Centerville and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.