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Brutus vs Sennett vs Stratton vs Dickinson

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Sennett has the most homeowners (91.2%).
Stratton has the most kids (28% under 18).
Dickinson has the most people working from home (14.4%).

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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.

MeasureBrutusSennettStrattonDickinson
People
Population
4,269
3,264
532Lowest
5,001Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-8.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
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-3.4%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
43.6±3.5
12% above U.S.
47.6±4.2Highest
22% above U.S.
31.5±4.1Lowest
19% below U.S.
42.7±3.3
10% above U.S.
Sennett and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.7%±2.9
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
28%±7.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.6%±3.9Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Stratton and Sennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.5%±3.1
U.S.: 17.2%
24.7%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
11.7%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.1%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
Sennett and Dickinson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.2%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
33.2%
U.S.: 35.7%
32%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.5%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±1.5
U.S.: 6.4%
1.3%±2.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.2%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,031±$10kLowest
5% below U.S.
$101,585±$18k
26% above U.S.
$122,708±$33kHighest
52% above U.S.
$77,864±$14k
4% below U.S.
Stratton and Sennett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$154,900±$14k
53% below U.S.
$279,300±$33k
16% below U.S.
$400,000±$50kHighest
20% above U.S.
$147,400±$17kLowest
56% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,114±$122
21% below U.S.
$978±$217
31% below U.S.
$1,208±$979Highest
15% below U.S.
$941±$68Lowest
33% below U.S.
Stratton and Brutus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,294
38% above U.S.
$5,397Highest
73% above U.S.
$4,750
52% above U.S.
$3,523Lowest
13% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
45.9%±25.8
U.S.: 51.1%
49%±36.7Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
12%±69.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
35.8%±13.8
U.S.: 51.1%
Sennett 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
U.S.: 12.5%
5.1%
U.S.: 12.5%
0%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
91.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
73.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.6%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
1988Highest
8 yrs newer than U.S.
1952Lowest
28 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
about the U.S. average
21 min
21% below U.S.
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
17 minLowest
35% below U.S.
Work from home
8.9%±3.9
U.S.: 15.1%
8.5%±3.9
U.S.: 15.1%
3.3%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.4%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Dickinson and Brutus 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 NEW YORK STATE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES (OCFS) — CHENANGO VALLEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town WEEDSPORT JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL HARRIET TUBMAN RESIDENTIAL CENTER — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
9.2
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U.S. 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.