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Williamstown vs Redfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Williamstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.5%).
Redfield has the most people working from home (12%).
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 | Williamstown | Redfield |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,522Highest |
386Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 30.7±5Lowest 23% below NY |
54±2.5Highest 36% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 29.8%±11Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Williamstown and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 10.1%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.6%±7.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±3.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Williamstown and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,170±$13kHighest 28% below NY |
$59,107±$13kLowest 31% below NY |
| Williamstown and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $110,500±$19kHighest 74% below NY |
$92,800±$11kLowest 78% below NY |
| Williamstown and Redfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$129 51% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,121Lowest 68% below NY |
$2,448Highest 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±43.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Redfield and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.7%Highest NY: 14% |
12.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
95.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1982Lowest 23 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
33 minLowest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Redfield and Williamstown 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.