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Watson vs Webb vs New Bremen
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Watson has the most homeowners (93.5%).
Webb has the most people working from home (28.1%).
New Bremen has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.9%).
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 | Watson | Webb | New Bremen |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,976 |
1,529Lowest |
2,783Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6% NY: +4.2% |
+2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±5.4 10% above NY |
54.2±11.7Highest 36% above NY |
34.9±5.6Lowest 12% below NY |
| Webb and Watson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±3.2 NY: 20.5% |
12.9%±5.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31.3%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
37.3%±8.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
59.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
5.9%±4.2Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Webb and New Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,864±$12k 20% below NY |
$107,641±$38kHighest 25% above NY |
$61,274±$4kLowest 29% below NY |
| Webb and Watson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $161,300±$18kLowest 62% below NY |
$362,000±$43kHighest 15% below NY |
$163,200±$16k 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $912±$194 44% below NY |
$1,164±$732Highest 28% below NY |
$884±$226Lowest 45% below NY |
| Webb and Watson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,510Lowest 62% below NY |
$3,951Highest 40% below NY |
$2,815 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.5%±40.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
24.1%±43.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.9%±23.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Watson and New Bremen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest NY: 14% |
1.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
87.6% NY: 54.3% |
81.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
30 min 7% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.8%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
28.1%±12.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±4 NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #304 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | BEAVER RIVER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | BEAVER RIVER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.8 |
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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.