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Wells vs Day vs Broome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wells has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Day has the oldest population (median age 61.4).
Broome has the most people working from home (14.6%).
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 | Wells | Day | Broome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 671Lowest |
843Highest |
773 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-11.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 59.8±3.5 50% above NY |
61.4±2.4Highest 54% above NY |
55.2±3.7Lowest 39% above NY |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
7.8%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
7.9%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Wells and Broome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±7.6 NY: 17.9% |
37.6%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
27%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.6% NY: 40.2% |
24.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.8 NY: 7% |
7.1%±6.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Broome and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,286±$31k 14% below NY |
$57,727±$16kLowest 33% below NY |
$78,490±$12kHighest 9% below NY |
| Broome and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,600±$45kHighest 37% below NY |
$224,400±$49k 47% below NY |
$179,200±$63kLowest 58% below NY |
| Wells and Day are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,231±$254 24% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,588Lowest 61% below NY |
$2,765 58% below NY |
$4,096Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30%±100 NY: 52.1% |
100%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Day and Wells are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.2% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7% NY: 54.3% |
90.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
92.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 43 minHighest 32% above NY |
38 min 16% above NY |
36 minLowest 11% above NY |
| Work from home | 3.6%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
7.4%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
14.6%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Broome and Day 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.