What stands out worked out from the figures below

Red Creek has the most expensive homes ($131k median).

Centerville has the most people working from home (9.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Red Creek	Centerville
People
Population	699Lowest	700Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-7%Lowest NY: +4.2%	+13%Highest NY: +4.2%
Median age	27.3±3.4Highest 31% below NY	26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY
	Red Creek and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	31.3%±8.2Lowest NY: 20.5%	34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5%
	Centerville and Red Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	8.2%±5.4Lowest NY: 17.9%	12.4%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9%
	Centerville and Red Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19%Highest NY: 40.2%	16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9.7%±4.1Highest NY: 7%	1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$69,167±$51kLowest 20% below NY	$83,000±$21kHighest 3% below NY
	Centerville and Red Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$130,900±$26kHighest 69% below NY	$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY
	Red Creek and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$775±$218Highest 52% below NY	$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY
	Red Creek and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,883Lowest 56% below NY	$2,981Highest 55% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±60.1Highest NY: 52.1%	23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1%
	Red Creek and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	20.5%Lowest NY: 14%	23.7%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.3%Highest NY: 54.3%	80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY	1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 17% below NY	30 minHighest 10% below NY
Work from home	1%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9%	9.4%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9%
On TownTapestry
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.