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Camillus vs Solvay
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Camillus has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
Solvay has the most renters (48.7% rent).
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 | Camillus | Solvay |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 25,270Highest |
6,544Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.2±1.5Highest 11% above NY |
38.9±2.3Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Solvay and Camillus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±1.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Camillus and Solvay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
6.9%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
| Solvay and Camillus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $85,915±$4kHighest about the NY average |
$61,166±$7kLowest 29% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,000±$8kHighest 51% below NY |
$150,000±$13kLowest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,273±$105Highest 21% below NY |
$946±$77Lowest 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,250Highest 20% below NY |
$4,459Lowest 32% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.1%±11.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
32.1%±9.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 35% below NY |
19 minLowest 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.8%±1.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Camillus and Solvay 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 | #290 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WEST GENESEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WEST GENESEE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8 |
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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.