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Savannah vs Wethersfield vs Montezuma
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Savannah has the most kids (28.7% under 18).
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
Montezuma has the most people working from home (9.2%).
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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 | Savannah | Wethersfield | Montezuma |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,482Highest |
815Lowest |
1,271 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.2±8.5Lowest about the NY average |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
45.1±7.9 13% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.7%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
16.1%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Savannah and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±0.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
16.7%±1.1 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12% NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±2.3 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
0.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Savannah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $62,604±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$73,250±$18k 15% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $101,900±$22kLowest 76% below NY |
$131,300±$20kHighest 69% below NY |
$116,200±$11k 73% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Montezuma are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$409 41% below NY |
$916±$126Lowest 43% below NY |
$983±$192Highest 39% below NY |
| Montezuma and Savannah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,208Lowest 66% below NY |
$2,787Highest 58% below NY |
$2,310 65% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±17.6 NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.2%±21.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Montezuma and Savannah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
9% NY: 14% |
9.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1% NY: 54.3% |
83.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Montezuma and Wethersfield 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.