What stands out worked out from the figures below

Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).

Fair Haven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.1%).

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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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Williamson	Fair Haven
People
Population	6,823Highest	2,724Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	-1.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4%	+0.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4%
Median age	40.9±4.2Highest 5% above U.S.	39.2±7.6Lowest about the U.S. average
	Williamson and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.6%±3.3Highest U.S.: 22%	19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22%
	Williamson and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	20.7%±4.5Highest U.S.: 17.2%	18.4%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Williamson and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7%	23.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.5%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4%	4.1%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Williamson and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$90,515±$14kHighest 12% above U.S.	$62,404±$16kLowest 23% below U.S.
	Williamson and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$192,700±$18kHighest 42% below U.S.	$176,500±$14kLowest 47% below U.S.
	Williamson and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$659±$304Lowest 53% below U.S.	$830±$116Highest 41% below U.S.
	Fair Haven and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,172Highest 66% above U.S.	$3,865Lowest 24% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	25.1%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	50.9%±20.9Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Fair Haven and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	18.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	86.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	80.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1965Highest 15 yrs older than U.S.	1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 7% below U.S.	31 minHighest 17% above U.S.
Work from home	16.2%±6.5Highest U.S.: 15.1%	4.3%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#221 of 484 in NY	#66 of 70 in VT
School district	WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT	Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62
High school in town	WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL	Fair Haven Union Middle and High School
Students per teacherat that high school	8.3Lowest	12.8Highest
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U.S. 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.