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Smithville vs Wallingford vs Greene
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smithville has the most affordable homes ($173k median).
Wallingford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
Greene has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Smithville | Wallingford | Greene |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,525Lowest |
2,286 |
5,161Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.1±3.2 11% above U.S. |
45.9±10.8Highest 18% above U.S. |
40±3.5Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Wallingford and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±5 U.S.: 22% |
23.7%±3.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Greene and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.9%±3.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wallingford and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±5.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.6%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Smithville and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,433±$7kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$80,230±$15kHighest about the U.S. average |
$73,481±$10k 9% below U.S. |
| Wallingford and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $173,200±$42kLowest 48% below U.S. |
$261,900±$44kHighest 21% below U.S. |
$176,800±$13k 47% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $889±$186 37% below U.S. |
$891±$95Highest 37% below U.S. |
$810±$61Lowest 43% below U.S. |
| Wallingford and Smithville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,254 36% above U.S. |
$4,355Highest 40% above U.S. |
$4,091Lowest 31% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.9%±31.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
33.2%±9.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Smithville and Greene are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
73.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
1968Lowest 12 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
25 min 6% below U.S. |
23 minLowest 13% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 4.4%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.1%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
10.7%±3.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Greene and Wallingford 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 | — | — | #319 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | GREENE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | None in town | GREENE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.9 |
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U.S. 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.