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Aurelius vs Milo
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).
Milo has the most people working from home (11.3%).
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 | Milo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,593Lowest |
6,823Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.1±4Highest 23% above NY |
42.7±5.2Lowest 7% above NY |
| Aurelius and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Milo and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.7%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Milo and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Aurelius and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $94,079±$16kHighest 9% above NY |
$62,500±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,000±$14kHighest 61% below NY |
$165,200±$16kLowest 61% below NY |
| Aurelius and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $813±$200Highest 50% below NY |
$733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
| Aurelius and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,516Highest 47% below NY |
$3,425Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44%±17.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±13.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Aurelius and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 43% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #84 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | PENN YAN ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.