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Wethersfield vs Bainbridge vs Harford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wethersfield has the highest household income ($96k).
Bainbridge has the most expensive homes ($151k median).
Harford has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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 | Wethersfield | Bainbridge | Harford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 815Lowest |
3,017Highest |
980 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.5% NY: +4.2% |
-7.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±4.4Lowest 16% above NY |
48.2±7.6Highest 21% above NY |
46.6±13 17% above NY |
| Bainbridge and Harford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.8%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±5.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Harford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.6%±4.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Bainbridge and Harford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3% NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±1 NY: 7% |
1.7%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Bainbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $96,094±$14kHighest 12% above NY |
$60,391±$8kLowest 30% below NY |
$75,905±$3k 12% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
$150,500±$32kHighest 64% below NY |
$109,800±$40kLowest 74% below NY |
| Bainbridge and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126 43% below NY |
$767±$237Lowest 53% below NY |
$1,019±$119Highest 37% below NY |
| Harford and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,787Lowest 58% below NY |
$3,712Highest 44% below NY |
$3,684 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±38.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
41.1%±12Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.3%±24.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Bainbridge and Harford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
13.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% NY: 54.3% |
86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
26 min 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.5%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±8.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Harford and Bainbridge 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 | — | #332 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | BAINBRIDGE-GUILFORD HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.