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Conesus vs Springwater vs Sparta

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Conesus has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Springwater has the most affordable homes ($148k median).
Sparta has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.5%).

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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.

MeasureConesusSpringwaterSparta
People
Population
1,869
2,503Highest
1,479Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-6.2%
NY: +4.2%
-6.3%Lowest
NY: +4.2%
-2.5%Highest
NY: +4.2%
Median age
54.6±5.3Highest
37% above NY
45.6±4.1Lowest
15% above NY
49.7±4.4
25% above NY
Conesus and Sparta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
16%±3.8Lowest
NY: 20.5%
16.6%±3.1
NY: 20.5%
18.9%±3.1Highest
NY: 20.5%
Sparta and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29%±4.3Highest
NY: 17.9%
17.2%±2.6Lowest
NY: 17.9%
22.3%±2.8
NY: 17.9%
Conesus and Sparta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
24.2%Lowest
NY: 40.2%
28.3%
NY: 40.2%
28.9%Highest
NY: 40.2%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±1.4Lowest
NY: 7%
4.5%±3.9Highest
NY: 7%
2.6%±1.8
NY: 7%
Springwater and Sparta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$80,341±$17kLowest
7% below NY
$84,670±$16k
about the NY average
$87,663±$6kHighest
about the NY average
Sparta and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,600±$30kHighest
50% below NY
$147,500±$17kLowest
65% below NY
$168,800±$27k
60% below NY
Conesus and Sparta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,071±$154
34% below NY
$1,063±$438Lowest
34% below NY
$1,139±$164Highest
30% below NY
Sparta and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,500Highest
32% below NY
$3,579Lowest
46% below NY
$3,596
45% below NY
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
11.8%±51.7Lowest
NY: 52.1%
74.8%±22Highest
NY: 52.1%
66.7%±100
NY: 52.1%
Springwater and Sparta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7%Lowest
NY: 14%
8.7%
NY: 14%
8.8%Highest
NY: 14%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%
NY: 54.3%
86.8%Lowest
NY: 54.3%
96.4%Highest
NY: 54.3%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
18 yrs newer than NY
1974Lowest
15 yrs newer than NY
1979Highest
20 yrs newer than NY
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 min
6% below NY
31 minHighest
5% below NY
30 minLowest
8% below NY
Work from home
10.1%±3.9Highest
NY: 14.9%
5.1%±2.4
NY: 14.9%
4.6%±2.3Lowest
NY: 14.9%
Conesus and Springwater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.