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Wethersfield vs Hermon 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).
Hermon has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.1%).
Harford has the most people working from home (13.2%).
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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 | Hermon | Harford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 815Lowest |
1,146Highest |
980 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-7.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±4.4 16% above NY |
36.3±14.4Lowest 9% below NY |
46.6±13Highest 17% above NY |
| Harford and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
29.9%±8.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±5.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Hermon 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%±5.8 NY: 17.9% |
19.6%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Harford and Hermon 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% |
25.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.8Highest NY: 7% |
2.2%±2.4 NY: 7% |
1.7%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wethersfield and Hermon 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 |
$69,896±$16kLowest 19% below NY |
$75,905±$3k 12% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $131,300±$20kHighest 69% below NY |
$105,500±$14kLowest 75% below NY |
$109,800±$40k 74% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Harford 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 |
$900±$435Lowest 44% 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 | $2,787 58% below NY |
$2,076Lowest 68% below NY |
$3,684Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±38.9 NY: 52.1% |
19.4%±35.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
35.3%±24.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Harford and Wethersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.2% NY: 14% |
13.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% NY: 54.3% |
82.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
75.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 18 yrs newer than NY |
1971Lowest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
31 minHighest 4% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.8%±3.4 NY: 14.9% |
5.1%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±8.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Harford and Wethersfield 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.