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Wheeler vs Edwards vs Avoca
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wheeler has the most people working from home (21.8%).
Edwards has the highest household income ($72k).
Avoca has the oldest population (median age 42.4).
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 | Wheeler | Edwards | Avoca |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,195Lowest |
1,327 |
2,340Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-12.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 33.3±13.6Lowest 16% below NY |
34.1±8.7 14% below NY |
42.4±6Highest 7% above NY |
| Avoca and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 40.9%±24.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
31%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
20.3%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wheeler and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.4%±6.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
14.7%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.8% NY: 40.2% |
12.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±0.8 NY: 7% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±3.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Avoca and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,688±$14kLowest 31% below NY |
$72,300±$14kHighest 16% below NY |
$67,730±$9k 21% below NY |
| Edwards and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $119,400±$16kHighest 72% below NY |
$101,800±$9kLowest 76% below NY |
$104,700±$8k 75% below NY |
| Wheeler and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$150Highest 17% below NY |
$850±$331 48% below NY |
$781±$164Lowest 52% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,573Highest 61% below NY |
$2,225 66% below NY |
$2,106Lowest 68% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.4%±36.8 NY: 52.1% |
13.2%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.3%±20.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Avoca and Wheeler are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 35%Highest NY: 14% |
9.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
13.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.9% NY: 54.3% |
80.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
29 min 11% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 21.8%±23.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.1%±3 NY: 14.9% |
| Wheeler and Avoca 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.