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Smithfield vs Stockbridge vs Fenner
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithfield has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Stockbridge has the most affordable homes ($139k median).
Fenner has the most people working from home (15.6%).
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 | Smithfield | Stockbridge | Fenner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,240Lowest |
1,965Highest |
1,719 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±9.9 11% above NY |
41.6±3.8Lowest 5% 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% |
22.1%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Fenner and Stockbridge 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%±2.4Lowest 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%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.6% NY: 40.2% |
25.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±2.2 NY: 7% |
3.8%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Stockbridge and Smithfield 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 |
$76,154±$12kLowest 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 |
$139,400±$15kLowest 67% 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 | — | $1,042±$88Highest 36% below NY |
$636±$97Lowest 61% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Highest 34% below NY |
$2,951Lowest 55% below NY |
$3,073 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±94.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±22.4 NY: 52.1% |
36.8%±19.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Fenner and Stockbridge 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% |
9.3% NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1974Lowest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1978 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 34% below NY |
26 min 22% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±8.2 NY: 14.9% |
5%±2Lowest 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.