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Princetown vs Wethersfield vs Seneca
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).
Wethersfield has the most affordable homes ($131k median).
Seneca has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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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 | Wethersfield | Seneca |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 1,860 |
815Lowest |
2,622Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.9±4.7Highest 20% above NY |
46±4.4 16% above NY |
44.5±6.2Lowest 12% 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% |
21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Princetown and Seneca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.4Lowest 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 |
$96,094±$14k 12% above NY |
$90,658±$21kLowest 5% 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 |
$131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$192,700±$9k 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,354±$91 16% below NY |
$916±$126Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,549±$420Highest 4% below NY |
| Seneca and Princetown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,750Highest 13% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
$2,810 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.6%±58.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
7.2%±24.9Lowest 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% |
9%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
91.6% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1945Lowest 14 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
28 min 13% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.2%±4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±3.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Seneca 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.