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Smithfield vs Junius vs Fenner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Smithfield has the highest household income ($81k).
Junius has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Fenner has the most people working from home (15.6%).

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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.

MeasureSmithfieldJuniusFenner
People
Population
1,240
1,196Lowest
1,719Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-12.5%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-5.6%
NY: +4.2%
-3.4%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
44.2±9.9
11% above NY
42.6±4.9Lowest
7% above NY
45±5.9Highest
13% above NY
Fenner and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.8%±4.4Lowest
NY: 20.5%
25.4%±4Highest
NY: 20.5%
24.3%±3.6
NY: 20.5%
Junius and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.2%±5.6
NY: 17.9%
16%±2.9Lowest
NY: 17.9%
19.4%±2.9Highest
NY: 17.9%
Fenner and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
13.9%
NY: 40.2%
7.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
25.8%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±2.2Highest
NY: 7%
1.2%±1.2Lowest
NY: 7%
2.2%±1.1
NY: 7%
Smithfield and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,250±$11kHighest
5% below NY
$76,750±$13kLowest
11% below NY
$77,750±$4k
10% below NY
Smithfield and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$161,500±$22k
62% below NY
$160,400±$13kLowest
62% below NY
$184,200±$20kHighest
57% below NY
Fenner and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,333±$243Highest
18% below NY
$636±$97Lowest
61% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Highest
34% below NY
$2,875Lowest
56% below NY
$3,073
53% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±94.9Lowest
NY: 52.1%
59.4%±34.2Highest
NY: 52.1%
36.8%±19.7
NY: 52.1%
Junius and Fenner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.7%Lowest
NY: 14%
13%Highest
NY: 14%
11.5%
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.5%Highest
NY: 54.3%
89.8%
NY: 54.3%
86%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
22 yrs newer than NY
1979
20 yrs newer than NY
1978Lowest
19 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 min
34% below NY
19 minLowest
42% below NY
26 minHighest
21% below NY
Work from home
10.5%±8.2
NY: 14.9%
4.6%±2.3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
15.6%±5.2Highest
NY: 14.9%
Fenner and Smithfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district MORRISVILLE-EATON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — —
High school in town MORRISVILLE MIDDLE SCHOOL HIGH SCHOOL — —
Students per teacherat that high school
9.8
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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.