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Starkey vs Centerville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Starkey has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Centerville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13%).
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 | Starkey | Centerville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,381Highest |
700Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+13%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.5Highest 4% above NY |
26.2±7.8Lowest 34% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
34.3%±0.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 12.7%±3Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.4%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Starkey and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Starkey and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
$83,000±$21kHighest 3% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,700±$17kHighest 66% below NY |
$119,800±$49kLowest 72% below NY |
| Starkey and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $744±$96Highest 54% below NY |
$556±$489Lowest 66% below NY |
| Starkey and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,412Highest 48% below NY |
$2,981Lowest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.1%±52.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Starkey and Centerville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
23.7%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1987Highest 28 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 20% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.4%±6.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey 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 | #358 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.