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Williamstown vs Sardinia
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%).
Sardinia has the most people working from home (10.2%).
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 | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,522Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 30.7±5Lowest 23% below NY |
42.5±7.5Highest 7% above NY |
| Sardinia and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.8%±11Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Williamstown and Sardinia 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% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Williamstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,170±$13kLowest 28% below NY |
$84,583±$34kHighest about the NY average |
| Sardinia 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±$19kLowest 74% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$129Lowest 51% below NY |
$855±$83Highest 47% below NY |
| Sardinia 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 |
$2,233Highest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±43.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Williamstown and Sardinia 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% |
12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 11% above NY |
30 minLowest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.1%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia 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.