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Wolcott vs Huron vs Yorkshire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wolcott has the most affordable homes ($88k median).
Huron has the most expensive homes ($233k median).
Yorkshire has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.2%).
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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.
| Measure | Wolcott | Huron | Yorkshire |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,971Highest |
2,240Lowest |
3,779 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1% NY: +4.2% |
-11.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.1±5.1 6% above NY |
39.2±3.8Lowest about the NY average |
44.5±7.3Highest 12% above NY |
| Yorkshire and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±4.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.9%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±4.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Wolcott and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
27.1%±5.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Yorkshire and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26%Highest NY: 40.2% |
16% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 NY: 7% |
| Wolcott and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,569±$10k 37% below NY |
$90,000±$10kHighest 5% above NY |
$48,097±$10kLowest 44% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $87,500±$16kLowest 79% below NY |
$233,000±$21kHighest 45% below NY |
$112,900±$34k 73% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $667±$106Lowest 59% below NY |
$1,233±$778Highest 24% below NY |
$819±$113 49% below NY |
| Huron and Yorkshire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,486Lowest 62% below NY |
$4,145Highest 37% below NY |
$3,080 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±13.6 NY: 52.1% |
57.7%±50.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.4%±7.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Huron and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.9% NY: 14% |
24.1%Highest NY: 14% |
19%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2% NY: 54.3% |
83%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 4% below NY |
28 min 15% below NY |
27 minLowest 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.6%±3.1 NY: 14.9% |
| Huron and Yorkshire 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 | #367 of 484 in NY | — | #111 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · RED CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | YORKSHIRE-PIONEER CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RED CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | — | PIONEER SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6Highest |
— | 9.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.