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Aurelius vs Romulus vs Springport

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 shortest commute (19 min average).
Romulus has the youngest population (median age 36.8).
Springport has the most people working from home (11.1%).

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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.

MeasureAureliusRomulusSpringport
People
Population
2,593
3,110Highest
2,352Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.5%
NY: +4.2%
-25.8%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-5.9%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
49.1±4
23% above NY
36.8±2.7Lowest
8% below NY
49.4±7.1Highest
24% above NY
Springport and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.1%±4
NY: 20.5%
15.5%±4.3Lowest
NY: 20.5%
21.9%±5.3Highest
NY: 20.5%
Springport 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%
14.2%±2.9Lowest
NY: 17.9%
25.6%±2.2
NY: 17.9%
Aurelius and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.6%
NY: 40.2%
13.9%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
35.4%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±1.8Highest
NY: 7%
0.6%±0.6Lowest
NY: 7%
1.7%±0.6
NY: 7%
Aurelius and Springport 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
$69,447±$6kLowest
19% below NY
$86,042±$26k
about the NY average
Aurelius and Springport 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
$178,800±$47k
58% below NY
$184,700±$39kHighest
56% below NY
Springport and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$813±$200Lowest
50% below NY
$1,059±$93
35% below NY
$1,067±$109Highest
34% below NY
Springport and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,516
47% below NY
$2,688Lowest
59% below NY
$3,725Highest
43% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44%±17.5
NY: 52.1%
67.3%±19.8Highest
NY: 52.1%
22.6%±14Lowest
NY: 52.1%
Romulus and Aurelius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.7%
NY: 14%
18.6%Highest
NY: 14%
3.8%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
92.3%Highest
NY: 54.3%
70.3%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
80.5%
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1963
4 yrs newer than NY
1958Lowest
1 yr older than NY
1967Highest
8 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
43% below NY
23 minHighest
29% below NY
23 min
30% below NY
Work from home
4.3%±2.1Lowest
NY: 14.9%
9.6%±4.8
NY: 14.9%
11.1%±5.1Highest
NY: 14.9%
Springport and Romulus 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 — #449 of 484 in NY —
School district — — UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — — UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.9
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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.