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Wethersfield vs Java vs Angola
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 affordable homes ($131k median).
Java has the most expensive homes ($224k median).
Angola has the most people working from home (10.9%).
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 | Java | Angola |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 815Lowest |
2,049 |
2,411Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±4.4Highest 16% above NY |
44.2±5.5Lowest 11% above NY |
45.1±3.3 13% above NY |
| Wethersfield and Angola 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% |
20.7%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±5.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wethersfield and Java 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% |
19.5%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
16.5%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Java and Angola 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% |
24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±3.8 NY: 7% |
3%±2.4Lowest NY: 7% |
6.5%±3.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Angola 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 |
$95,129±$24k 11% above NY |
$81,108±$6kLowest 6% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Java 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 |
$223,900±$30kHighest 47% below NY |
$165,600±$10k 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $916±$126Highest 43% below NY |
$863±$419 47% below NY |
$841±$78Lowest 48% below NY |
| Wethersfield and Java 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 |
$3,775 43% below NY |
$5,234Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.2%±38.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
2.5%±61.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
23.9%±30.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Wethersfield and Angola are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest NY: 14% |
3.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
6.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
86% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 13% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
30 minHighest 7% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.4 NY: 14.9% |
10.9%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Angola and Java 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.