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Red Creek vs Centerville vs Mayfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Mayfield has the most expensive homes ($189k median).
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 | Red Creek | Centerville | Mayfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 699Lowest |
700 |
1,099Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 27.3±3.4 31% below NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
30.9±3Highest 22% below NY |
| Mayfield and Red Creek 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% |
32.4%±7.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Centerville and Mayfield 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% |
10.7%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Centerville and Mayfield 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% NY: 40.2% |
15.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 9.7%±4.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.7%±2.4 NY: 7% |
| Red Creek and Mayfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,167±$51kLowest 20% below NY |
$83,000±$21kHighest 3% below NY |
$70,208±$26k 18% below NY |
| Centerville and Mayfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $130,900±$26k 69% below NY |
$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
$189,400±$46kHighest 55% below NY |
| Mayfield and Red Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$218 52% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$1,080±$153Highest 33% below NY |
| Mayfield and Red Creek 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 |
$2,981 55% below NY |
$3,649Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±60.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6 NY: 52.1% |
17.4%±41.7Lowest 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% NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
19.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.3% NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
25 minLowest 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 1%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±5.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Centerville and Mayfield 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 | — | — | #357 of 484 in NY |
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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.