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Willet vs Constable vs Florence
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Willet has the most people working from home (6.3%).
Constable has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Florence has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.3%).
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 | Willet | Constable | Florence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 768Lowest |
1,501Highest |
1,117 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1% NY: +4.2% |
+25.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.1±5.6 about the NY average |
39.7±5.2Lowest about the NY average |
41±5.4Highest 3% above NY |
| Florence and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.6%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
24.5%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.6%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Constable and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
15.2%±2.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
13.4%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Constable and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 15.7% NY: 40.2% |
14.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
3.4%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Florence and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,042±$4k 14% below NY |
$62,169±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$77,813±$4kHighest 9% below NY |
| Florence and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $120,400±$17k 72% below NY |
$119,200±$19kLowest 72% below NY |
$123,400±$38kHighest 71% below NY |
| Florence and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $878±$198 46% below NY |
$759±$172Lowest 53% below NY |
$1,304±$451Highest 20% below NY |
| Florence and Willet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,070Highest 53% below NY |
$2,177 67% below NY |
$1,470Lowest 78% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 10%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40.8%±34.6 NY: 52.1% |
50%±73.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Florence and Constable are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.6%Highest NY: 14% |
12.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.3% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 13% above NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
32 min 3% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±3.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
3.5%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
| Willet and Florence 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.