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Aurelius vs Lima
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Aurelius has the highest household income ($94k).
Lima has the most people working from home (12.4%).
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 | Aurelius | Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,593Highest |
2,064Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.1±4Highest 23% above NY |
36.6±5.7Lowest 8% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Lima and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±4.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
15.6%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $94,079±$16kHighest 9% above NY |
$69,420±$18kLowest 19% below NY |
| Aurelius and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,000±$14kLowest 61% below NY |
$203,300±$19kHighest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $813±$200Lowest 50% below NY |
$830±$177Highest 49% below NY |
| Lima and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,516Lowest 47% below NY |
$5,884Highest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44%±17.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±24.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lima and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest NY: 14% |
6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.4%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
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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.