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Wethersfield vs Corfu
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 most people working from home (6.8%).
Corfu has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.8%).
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 | Corfu |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 815Highest |
695Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±4.4Lowest 16% above NY |
46.4±11.1Highest 17% above NY |
| Corfu and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.3%±9.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Corfu 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% |
20%±8.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Corfu and Wethersfield 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% |
25.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Corfu 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 |
$76,250±$22kLowest 11% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Corfu are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,300±$20kLowest 69% below NY |
$161,700±$27kHighest 62% below NY |
| Corfu and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
$800±$207Lowest 51% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Corfu 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 |
$4,095Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±38.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
34.1%±9.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Corfu and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NY: 14% |
6.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
84.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 13% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.8%±3.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.1%±2.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Wethersfield and Corfu 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.
