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Colesville vs Rose
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colesville has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Rose has the most people working from home (5.3%).
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 | Colesville | Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,797Highest |
2,126Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 37.2±6.3Lowest 7% below NY |
38.8±6.8Highest about the NY average |
| Rose and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 29.1%±6.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Colesville and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Rose and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Colesville and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $61,317±$14kLowest 29% below NY |
$76,200±$11kHighest 11% below NY |
| Rose and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $134,800±$18kHighest 68% below NY |
$133,800±$29kLowest 68% below NY |
| Colesville and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,312±$790Lowest 19% below NY |
$1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
| Rose and Colesville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,638Highest 60% below NY |
$2,434Lowest 63% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 81.7%±96.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Colesville and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 17.3%Highest NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 3%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Rose and Colesville 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 | #442 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | HARPURSVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | HARPURSVILLE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8 |
8.8 |
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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.