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Cobleskill vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cobleskill has the most people working from home (12.1%).
Sidney has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Cobleskill is a college town. 25.3% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Cobleskill | Sidney |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,682Highest |
3,931Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 30.3±5.3Lowest 24% below NY |
33±14.3Highest 17% below NY |
| Sidney and Cobleskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21.8%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.7%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Cobleskill and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 25.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
0.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $46,059±$8kLowest 46% below NY |
$50,208±$14kHighest 42% below NY |
| Sidney and Cobleskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $193,300±$16kHighest 54% below NY |
$120,700±$13kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $874±$29Lowest 46% below NY |
$902±$196Highest 44% below NY |
| Sidney and Cobleskill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,773Highest 12% below NY |
$3,495Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.9%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
39.8%±16.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Cobleskill and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
21%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 39.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
42.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 23% below NY |
25 minLowest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.1%±6.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±5.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Cobleskill and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.