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Avoca vs Cincinnatus

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Avoca has the most people working from home (5.3%).
Cincinnatus has the most expensive homes ($124k median).

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.

MeasureAvocaCincinnatus
People
Population
1,023Highest
998Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-14.5%Highest
NY: +4.2%
-14.6%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
37.1±8.7Lowest
7% below NY
37.3±10.7Highest
6% below NY
Cincinnatus and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
26.4%±4.3Highest
NY: 20.5%
22%±7Lowest
NY: 20.5%
Avoca and Cincinnatus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
17.7%±2.8Highest
NY: 17.9%
17.3%±3.1Lowest
NY: 17.9%
Avoca and Cincinnatus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.5%Highest
NY: 40.2%
16.8%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±1.4Lowest
NY: 7%
2.2%±2Highest
NY: 7%
Cincinnatus and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$66,389±$9kLowest
23% below NY
$68,698±$8kHighest
20% below NY
Cincinnatus and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$84,200±$9kLowest
80% below NY
$123,800±$48kHighest
71% below NY
Cincinnatus and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$816±$110Lowest
50% below NY
$877±$136Highest
46% below NY
Cincinnatus and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,093Lowest
68% below NY
$3,390Highest
48% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±28.4Lowest
NY: 52.1%
74.6%±97.5Highest
NY: 52.1%
Cincinnatus and Avoca are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
20.3%Highest
NY: 14%
7.5%Lowest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73%Highest
NY: 54.3%
72.2%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
21 yrs older than NY
1955Highest
4 yrs older than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
22 minLowest
34% below NY
29 minHighest
10% below NY
Work from home
5.3%±4.3Highest
NY: 14.9%
2.6%±1.8Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Avoca and Cincinnatus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — CINCINNATUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town — CINCINNATUS HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school —
7.2
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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.