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Vestal vs Endwell
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vestal has the most people working from home (13.3%).
Endwell has the oldest population (median age 44.4).
Vestal is a college town. 33.1% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Vestal | Endwell |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 30,978Highest |
11,546Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+2.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 26.3±2.7Lowest 34% below NY |
44.4±3.3Highest 12% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 17%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Endwell and Vestal are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.3%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 33.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,012±$8kHighest 3% below NY |
$82,726±$8kLowest 4% below NY |
| Vestal and Endwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,500±$9kHighest 54% below NY |
$173,300±$9kLowest 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,199±$59Highest 26% below NY |
$919±$40Lowest 43% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,907Highest 25% below NY |
$4,030Lowest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.8%±9.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
49.6%±12.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Vestal and Endwell are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest NY: 14% |
8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 42% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.3%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Vestal and Endwell 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 | #218 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | VESTAL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | VESTAL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.