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Aurelius vs Sherburne
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).
Sherburne has the most people working from home (12.6%).
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 | Sherburne |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,593Lowest |
3,909Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.1±4Highest 23% above NY |
39.4±4.9Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sherburne 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% |
17.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Aurelius and Sherburne 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 |
$63,203±$8kLowest 26% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $167,000±$14kHighest 61% below NY |
$149,300±$14kLowest 65% below NY |
| Aurelius and Sherburne 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 |
$855±$87Highest 47% below NY |
| Sherburne 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 |
$3,608Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44%±17.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.1%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sherburne 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% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
70.4%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 |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.6%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #271 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
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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.