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Wolcott vs Wayland
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).
Wayland has the most people working from home (5.8%).
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 | Wolcott | Wayland |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 3,971Highest |
3,698Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.1±5.1Highest 6% above NY |
39.5±4.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Wolcott and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22.9%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28.2%±5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wayland and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Wolcott and Wayland 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% |
15.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.5Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wolcott and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $54,569±$10kLowest 37% below NY |
$65,385±$15kHighest 24% below NY |
| Wayland and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $87,500±$16kLowest 79% below NY |
$105,400±$16kHighest 75% below NY |
| Wayland and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $667±$106Lowest 59% below NY |
$955±$280Highest 41% below NY |
| Wayland and Wolcott 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 |
$3,052Highest 54% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
46.3%±12.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Wolcott and Wayland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 20.9%Highest NY: 14% |
20%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1959Highest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 4% below NY |
28 minLowest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.2%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.8%±2.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Wayland and Wolcott 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 | #390 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · RED CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | WAYLAND-COHOCTON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | RED CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | WAYLAND-COHOCTON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.6 |
9.6 |
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| 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.