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Wright vs Easton vs Stuyvesant
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
Easton has the most people working from home (16.6%).
Stuyvesant has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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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 | Wright | Easton | Stuyvesant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
2,317Highest |
2,009 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4% NY: +4.2% |
-4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
49.1±6.7Lowest 23% above NY |
51.7±6.1Highest 30% above NY |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.7%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
14.4%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
17%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25%±4.7 NY: 17.9% |
29.7%±10.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Stuyvesant and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4% NY: 40.2% |
36.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±1.9 NY: 7% |
| Easton and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
$85,625±$15k about the NY average |
$66,000±$15kLowest 23% below NY |
| Wright and Easton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,000±$36k 43% below NY |
$242,500±$21kHighest 43% below NY |
$224,400±$58kLowest 47% below NY |
| Easton and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79Lowest 41% below NY |
$1,128±$123Highest 30% below NY |
$1,098±$119 32% below NY |
| Easton and Stuyvesant are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279Highest 20% below NY |
$4,911 25% below NY |
$3,720Lowest 43% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
12.4%±17.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.7%±22.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Stuyvesant and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% NY: 14% |
2.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6% NY: 54.3% |
88.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
76.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
30 min 8% below NY |
25 minLowest 22% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.6%±6.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.9%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Easton and Stuyvesant 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.