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Webb vs Greig 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%).
Greig has the most affordable homes ($173k 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 | Greig | Canaan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,529 |
1,004Lowest |
1,791Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.7% NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 54.2±11.7 36% above NY |
55±6.1Highest 38% above NY |
54±4.5Lowest 36% above NY |
| Greig 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% |
16.5%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.8%±5 NY: 20.5% |
| Greig 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% |
25.3%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.2%±5 NY: 17.9% |
| Webb and Canaan 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% |
25.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
58.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±4.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1.2 NY: 7% |
| Webb and Canaan 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 |
$58,000±$20kLowest 33% 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 |
$172,700±$21kLowest 59% 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 |
$936±$33Lowest 42% 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 |
$2,720Lowest 59% below NY |
$6,075Highest 8% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.1%±43.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
71%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
50%±3.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Greig 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% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
3.4% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6% NY: 54.3% |
88.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 5 yrs newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minLowest 7% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
31 min 6% below NY |
| Work from home | 28.1%±12.1 NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6Lowest 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. | |||
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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.