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Sardinia vs Centerville vs Wethersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sardinia has the most expensive homes ($219k median).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
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 | Sardinia | Centerville | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,703Highest |
700Lowest |
815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1% NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.5±7.5 7% above NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.4%±6.5 NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,583±$34k about the NY average |
$83,000±$21kLowest 3% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $855±$83 47% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
$2,981Highest 55% below NY |
$2,787 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6 NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Wethersfield and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 10% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.