What stands out worked out from the figures below

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

Wolcott has the most people working from home (3.2%).

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	Wolcott
People
Population	699Lowest	3,971Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-7%Highest NY: +4.2%	-10.1%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	27.3±3.4Lowest 31% below NY	42.1±5.1Highest 6% above NY
Kids under 18	31.3%±8.2Highest NY: 20.5%	22.9%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5%
	Red Creek and Wolcott 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%	20.3%±5Highest NY: 17.9%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	19%Highest NY: 40.2%	14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	9.7%±4.1Highest NY: 7%	3.5%±1.5Lowest NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$69,167±$51kHighest 20% below NY	$54,569±$10kLowest 37% below NY
	Red Creek and Wolcott 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	$87,500±$16kLowest 79% below NY
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$775±$218Highest 52% below NY	$667±$106Lowest 59% below NY
	Red Creek and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,883Highest 56% below NY	$2,486Lowest 62% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±60.1Lowest NY: 52.1%	53.7%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1%
	Wolcott and Red Creek 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%	20.9%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	80.3%Highest NY: 54.3%	77.2%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY	1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 17% below NY	31 minHighest 4% below NY
Work from home	1%±1.7Lowest NY: 14.9%	3.2%±2.8Highest NY: 14.9%
	Wolcott and Red Creek 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	—	#367 of 484 in NY
School district	—	NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · RED CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town	—	RED CREEK HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school	—	9.6
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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.