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Wright vs Eden vs Franklin
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 the most renters (19.4% rent).
Eden has the most kids (22.4% under 18).
Franklin has the most people working from home (10.7%).
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 | Wright | Eden | Franklin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,739Lowest |
7,546Highest |
2,359 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 51.4±4.7 29% above NY |
42.6±5.3Lowest 7% above NY |
52.2±4.1Highest 31% above NY |
| Franklin 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% |
22.4%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
13.6%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Eden and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.4%±1.9 NY: 17.9% |
19.7%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±5.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24.6% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±1.6 NY: 7% |
4.9%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Eden and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$13k about the NY average |
$97,262±$11kHighest 13% above NY |
$64,323±$6kLowest 25% below NY |
| Eden and Wright 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 |
$263,100±$28kHighest 38% below NY |
$210,600±$23kLowest 50% below NY |
| Eden and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $953±$79 41% below NY |
$1,035±$427Highest 36% below NY |
$803±$129Lowest 50% below NY |
| Eden and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,279 20% below NY |
$5,680Highest 14% below NY |
$3,332Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
53.4%±26.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
32.9%±21.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Eden and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Lowest NY: 14% |
9.7% NY: 14% |
12.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1960Lowest 1 yr newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
25 minLowest 23% below NY |
27 min 17% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.1%±3.6 NY: 14.9% |
10.7%±4.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Franklin and Eden 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 | — | #147 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | EDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | EDEN MIDDLE & HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.8 |
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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.