Compare towns
Columbus vs Edmeston vs Sherburne
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Columbus has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Edmeston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Sherburne has the most renters (29.6% 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 | Columbus | Edmeston | Sherburne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 849Lowest |
2,130 |
3,909Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+4.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.6±11.8Highest 10% above NY |
35.4±1.6Lowest 11% below NY |
39.4±4.9 about the NY average |
| Columbus and Sherburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.8%±9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.3%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Edmeston and Sherburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.8%±6.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.2%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.1% NY: 40.2% |
20%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1 NY: 7% |
3.3%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Edmeston and Columbus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $58,889±$11kLowest 32% below NY |
$67,639±$12kHighest 21% below NY |
$63,203±$8k 26% below NY |
| Edmeston and Sherburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $124,700±$36kLowest 71% below NY |
$147,400±$14k 65% below NY |
$149,300±$14kHighest 65% below NY |
| Sherburne and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,500±$635Highest 7% below NY |
$988±$295 39% below NY |
$855±$87Lowest 47% below NY |
| Columbus and Edmeston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,071 53% below NY |
$2,019Lowest 69% below NY |
$3,608Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.6%±92.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
35.3%±21.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.1%±19.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Columbus and Sherburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.6% NY: 14% |
25.7%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
78.5% NY: 54.3% |
70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest about the NY average |
25 min 24% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 22.2%±16.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
13.4%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
12.6%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Columbus and Edmeston 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 | — | — | #271 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | — | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.0 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.