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Wethersfield vs Central Square vs Greenwood
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).
Central Square has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.8%).
Greenwood has the most affordable homes ($121k median).
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 | Central Square | Greenwood |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 815 |
2,163Highest |
699Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
43.3±8Lowest 9% above NY |
44.6±3.8 12% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.2%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Greenwood and Wethersfield 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% |
16.8%±4.1 NY: 17.9% |
23.2%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Greenwood and Central Square are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.3% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
4.5%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
3.3%±3.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Central Square and Wethersfield 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 |
$69,500±$23kLowest 19% below NY |
$71,000±$8k 17% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,300±$20k 69% below NY |
$196,000±$20kHighest 54% below NY |
$120,700±$21kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
$908±$91 44% below NY |
$800±$106Lowest 51% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Central Square 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 |
$5,756Highest 13% below NY |
$2,848 57% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
44%±13.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
6.7%±80.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Central Square and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9% NY: 14% |
15.1%Highest NY: 14% |
8.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% NY: 54.3% |
54.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.3%±6.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.1%±6.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Central Square and Greenwood are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | JASPER-TROUPSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | JASPER-TROUPSBURG JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 6.8 |
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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.