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Wirt vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wirt has the most people working from home (5.9%).
Addison has the highest household income ($56k).
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 | Wirt | Addison |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
1,688Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±8.1Highest about the NY average |
36.8±3.7Lowest 8% below NY |
| Wirt and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 28.7%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
25.4%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Wirt and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.1%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Wirt and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
17.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3%±1.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Addison and Wirt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,243±$14kLowest 51% below NY |
$55,921±$15kHighest 35% below NY |
| Addison and Wirt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $81,600±$9kLowest 81% below NY |
$97,300±$6kHighest 77% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $742±$50Highest 54% below NY |
$716±$370Lowest 56% below NY |
| Wirt and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,617Lowest 60% below NY |
$2,942Highest 55% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±6.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.7%±13.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wirt and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
17.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
77.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
21 minLowest 35% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
3.7%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Wirt and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #464 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BOLIVAR-RICHBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.