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Brutus vs Savannah
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brutus has the most people working from home (8.9%).
Savannah has the most kids (28.7% under 18).
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 | Brutus | Savannah |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,269Highest |
1,482Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±3.5Highest 10% above NY |
39.2±8.5Lowest about the NY average |
| Brutus and Savannah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
28.7%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 18.5%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20%±0.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Savannah and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
12%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
2.9%±2.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Savannah and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$10kHighest 10% below NY |
$62,604±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
| Brutus and Savannah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,900±$14kHighest 63% below NY |
$101,900±$22kLowest 76% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,114±$122Highest 31% below NY |
$950±$409Lowest 41% below NY |
| Brutus and Savannah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,294Highest 35% below NY |
$2,208Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.9%±25.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
53.6%±17.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Savannah and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
79.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1963Lowest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.9%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Brutus and Savannah 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 | #313 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WEEDSPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.2 |
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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.