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Williamstown vs Redfield vs Edwards
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%).
Edwards has the highest household income ($72k).
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 | Edwards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,522Highest |
386Lowest |
1,327 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-13.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-12.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 30.7±5Lowest 23% below NY |
54±2.5Highest 36% above NY |
34.1±8.7 14% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 29.8%±11 NY: 20.5% |
14.5%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
31%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Edwards and Williamstown 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% |
14.7%±1.6 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.2% NY: 40.2% |
11.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
12.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±3.8 NY: 7% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest 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±$13k 28% below NY |
$59,107±$13kLowest 31% below NY |
$72,300±$14kHighest 16% below NY |
| Edwards and Williamstown 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 |
$101,800±$9k 76% below NY |
| Williamstown and Edwards are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$129Lowest 51% below NY |
— | $850±$331Highest 48% below NY |
| Edwards and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,121Lowest 68% below NY |
$2,448Highest 63% below NY |
$2,225 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±43.7 NY: 52.1% |
33.3%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
13.2%±28.2Lowest 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% NY: 14% |
9.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5% NY: 54.3% |
95.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
80.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1982 23 yrs newer than NY |
1970Lowest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
33 min about the NY average |
29 minLowest 11% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
12%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.1%±4.2Lowest 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.