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Shelby 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
Shelby has the most people working from home (12.5%).
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 | Shelby | Centerville | Wethersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,858Highest |
700Lowest |
815 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7% NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45±3.2 13% above NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Shelby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
13.1%±2.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7% NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 NY: 7% |
4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $65,655±$14kLowest 24% below NY |
$83,000±$21k 3% below NY |
$96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $136,000±$29kHighest 68% below NY |
$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
$131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
| Shelby and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$214 51% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
$916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Shelby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,903Highest 41% below NY |
$2,981 55% below NY |
$2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.9%±12.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Shelby and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5% NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1943Lowest 16 yrs older than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 19% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.5%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1 NY: 14.9% |
6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Shelby and Centerville 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 | #401 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.