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Villenova has the most people working from home (3.4%).

Cherry Creek has the most renters (25.2% rent).

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Measure	Villenova	Cherry Creek
People
Population	992Lowest	1,060Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-4.8%Highest NY: +4.2%	-7.2%Lowest NY: +4.2%
Median age	42.3±7.3Highest 6% above NY	42.2±2.7Lowest 6% above NY
	Villenova and Cherry Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	21.1%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5%	24.2%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5%
	Cherry Creek and Villenova are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	17.3%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9%	16.7%±6.3Lowest NY: 17.9%
	Villenova and Cherry Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	21%Lowest NY: 40.2%	26.4%Highest NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.9%±3.2Highest NY: 7%	0.8%±0.8Lowest NY: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$64,185±$7kHighest 25% below NY	$57,058±$6kLowest 34% below NY
	Villenova and Cherry Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$129,300±$25kHighest 69% below NY	$122,700±$19kLowest 71% below NY
	Villenova and Cherry Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$741±$63 54% below NY
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,436Highest 48% below NY	$2,457Lowest 63% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	33.3%±100Lowest NY: 52.1%	60.5%±100Highest NY: 52.1%
	Cherry Creek and Villenova are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	20.1%Lowest NY: 14%	27.2%Highest NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	92.6%Highest NY: 54.3%	74.8%Lowest NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year	1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY	1952Highest 7 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 28% below NY	24 minHighest 26% below NY
Work from home	3.4%±3Highest NY: 14.9%	1.5%±1.4Lowest NY: 14.9%
	Villenova and Cherry Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district	—	PINE VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (SOUTH DAYTON)
High school in town	—	PINE VALLEY CENTRAL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school	—	6.6
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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.