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Cairo vs Ulysses
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cairo has the most kids (17.9% under 18).
Ulysses has the most people working from home (15.3%).
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 | Cairo | Ulysses |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,700Highest |
4,809Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±4.2Lowest 11% above NY |
48.1±4.7Highest 21% above NY |
| Ulysses and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
14.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Cairo and Ulysses are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 NY: 17.9% |
22.9%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
52.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
8.7%±4.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Ulysses and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,643±$22kHighest 7% below NY |
$71,400±$7kLowest 17% below NY |
| Cairo and Ulysses are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18kLowest 38% below NY |
$274,500±$32kHighest 35% below NY |
| Ulysses and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,015±$305Lowest 37% below NY |
$1,274±$319Highest 21% below NY |
| Ulysses and Cairo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,246Lowest 35% below NY |
$5,914Highest 10% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.1%±16.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.5%±6.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cairo and Ulysses are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Highest NY: 14% |
6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
67.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 13% below NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±6.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
15.3%±4.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ulysses and Cairo 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 | #461 of 484 in NY | #114 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CAIRO-DURHAM CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | TRUMANSBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | CHARLES O DICKERSON HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.3 |
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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.