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Richfield vs Warren vs Winfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Richfield has the most renters (28.3% rent).
Warren has the most people working from home (13.2%).
Winfield has the most kids (26.8% under 18).
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 | Richfield | Warren | Winfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,949Highest |
1,294Lowest |
1,874 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-10% NY: +4.2% |
-9.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37±7.3 7% below NY |
35.3±4.8Lowest 11% below NY |
38.8±6.3Highest about the NY average |
| Winfield and Richfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±2.3 NY: 20.5% |
26.8%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Winfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.1%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±2.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Richfield and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±4.2Highest NY: 7% |
5.1%±2.9 NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Richfield and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,833±$14kLowest 30% below NY |
$72,750±$18kHighest 15% below NY |
$66,917±$10k 22% below NY |
| Warren and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,400±$15k 65% below NY |
$192,400±$31kHighest 55% below NY |
$140,500±$20kLowest 67% below NY |
| Warren and Richfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $802±$72 51% below NY |
$1,010±$362Highest 38% below NY |
$617±$70Lowest 62% below NY |
| Warren and Richfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,207Lowest 66% below NY |
$2,801Highest 57% below NY |
$2,378 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.1%±18.6 NY: 52.1% |
19.7%±20.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.3%±26Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Winfield and Richfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.2% NY: 14% |
19.3%Highest NY: 14% |
15.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
78.4% NY: 54.3% |
80.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 5% below NY |
28 minLowest 15% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
| Work from home | 4.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±3.5 NY: 14.9% |
| Warren and Winfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | RICHFIELD SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | MOUNT MARKHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | — | MOUNT MARKHAM SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.