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Webb vs Fine vs Canaan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Webb has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
Fine has the most affordable homes ($87k median).
Canaan has the most people working from home (33.2%).
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 | Webb | Fine | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,529 |
1,284Lowest |
1,791Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54.2±11.7 36% above NY |
56.3±4.1Highest 41% above NY |
54±4.5Lowest 36% above NY |
| Fine and Webb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.9%±5.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17.1%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.8%±5 NY: 20.5% |
| Fine and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.3%±8.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±5.2 NY: 17.9% |
30.2%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Webb and Fine are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 59.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
23%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
58.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±4.2 NY: 7% |
6.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Fine and Webb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,641±$38kHighest 25% above NY |
$59,861±$9kLowest 30% below NY |
$107,313±$23k 25% above NY |
| Webb and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,000±$43k 15% below NY |
$86,600±$17kLowest 80% below NY |
$408,400±$39kHighest 4% below NY |
| Canaan and Webb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,164±$732 28% below NY |
$1,043±$106Lowest 36% below NY |
$1,632±$206Highest about the NY average |
| Canaan and Webb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,951 40% below NY |
$1,828Lowest 72% below NY |
$6,075Highest 8% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.1%±43.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.2%±56.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
50%±3.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Fine and Canaan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.2%Highest NY: 14% |
3.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% NY: 54.3% |
88.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1959 same as NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 7% below NY |
23 minLowest 30% below NY |
31 minHighest 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 28.1%±12.1 NY: 14.9% |
13.7%±9.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
33.2%±6.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Canaan and Webb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | CLIFTON-FINE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | CLIFTON-FINE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 5.4 |
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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.