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Westerlo vs Greenville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westerlo has the most people working from home (15.7%).
Greenville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).
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 | Westerlo | Greenville |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,208Lowest |
3,761Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±9Lowest 11% above NY |
49.3±2.9Highest 24% above NY |
| Greenville and Westerlo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 23.3%±6.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Westerlo and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±5.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.7%±5.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Greenville and Westerlo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37%Highest NY: 40.2% |
29.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±4Highest NY: 7% |
3.2%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Westerlo and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $99,167±$20kHighest 15% above NY |
$81,406±$20kLowest 5% below NY |
| Westerlo and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $316,200±$49kHighest 25% below NY |
$240,900±$38kLowest 43% below NY |
| Westerlo and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $763±$235Lowest 53% below NY |
$951±$170Highest 41% below NY |
| Greenville and Westerlo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,252Lowest 35% below NY |
$5,005Highest 24% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±34.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
55.1%±26.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Greenville and Westerlo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Highest NY: 14% |
2.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
79.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1975Highest 16 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minLowest 11% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 15.7%±7.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.8%±6.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Westerlo and Greenville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #179 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | GREENVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | GREENVILLE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.