Compare towns
Arcadia vs Murray vs Sodus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcadia has the most renters (29.6% rent).
Murray has the most people working from home (12.8%).
Sodus has the oldest population (median age 50.7).
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 | Arcadia | Murray | Sodus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,601Highest |
4,754Lowest |
8,080 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8% NY: +4.2% |
-4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±3.1 10% above NY |
40.3±2.8Lowest about the NY average |
50.7±5.5Highest 27% above NY |
| Sodus and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Arcadia and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
17.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sodus and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2% NY: 40.2% |
16.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Arcadia and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,398±$5kLowest 26% below NY |
$65,077±$5k 24% below NY |
$70,478±$13kHighest 18% below NY |
| Sodus and Murray are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,400±$12k 65% below NY |
$123,800±$14kLowest 71% below NY |
$152,500±$18kHighest 64% below NY |
| Sodus and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$86Highest 38% below NY |
$826±$63Lowest 49% below NY |
$853±$194 47% below NY |
| Arcadia and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 40% below NY |
$3,907 41% below NY |
$3,866Lowest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
38.9%±15.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
39.9%±7.5 NY: 52.1% |
| Arcadia and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest NY: 14% |
10%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.1% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.3% NY: 54.3% |
81.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960Highest 1 yr newer than NY |
1952Lowest 7 yrs older than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
26 minHighest 20% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Murray and Sodus 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 | #301 of 484 in NY | #430 of 484 in NY | #352 of 484 in NY |
| School district | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | HOLLEY JUNIOR SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
9.5Lowest |
9.7 |
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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.