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Romulus vs Wheelock vs Varick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Romulus has the most renters (29.7% rent).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
Varick has the most kids (30.3% 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 | Romulus | Wheelock | Varick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,110Highest |
717Lowest |
1,724 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -25.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-6.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-10.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.8±2.7 5% below U.S. |
51±5.6Highest 31% above U.S. |
33.1±3.6Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
30.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 14.2%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
29.4%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Wheelock and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,447±$6k 14% below U.S. |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below U.S. |
$80,250±$8kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Varick and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $178,800±$47kLowest 46% below U.S. |
$189,600±$37k 43% below U.S. |
$267,200±$41kHighest 20% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,059±$93Lowest 25% below U.S. |
— | $1,279±$88Highest 9% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,688Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$2,937 6% below U.S. |
$4,604Highest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.3%±19.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.6%±36.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Romulus and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 4% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.6%±4.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
21.1%±16Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Wheelock and Varick 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 | #449 of 484 in NY | — | — |
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U.S. 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.