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Deposit vs Sodus vs Celoron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Deposit has the most expensive homes ($119k median).
Sodus has the most homeowners (67.1%).
Celoron has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.9%).
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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.
| Measure | Deposit | Sodus | Celoron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,424 |
1,820Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -16.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.4% NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.2±9.2 21% above NY |
49.2±7.6Highest 24% above NY |
43.9±3.6Lowest 10% above NY |
| Sodus and Deposit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.3%±4.2 NY: 20.5% |
18.5%±5.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±7.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Celoron and Deposit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±3.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Deposit and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.7% NY: 40.2% |
17.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.1Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| Deposit and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $48,214±$13kLowest 44% below NY |
$55,000±$16kHighest 36% below NY |
$51,964±$21k 40% below NY |
| Sodus and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $118,500±$21kHighest 72% below NY |
$95,500±$9k 77% below NY |
$92,700±$13kLowest 78% below NY |
| Deposit and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $717±$231Lowest 56% below NY |
$878±$81 46% below NY |
$917±$86Highest 43% below NY |
| Celoron and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,254Highest 51% below NY |
$3,189 52% below NY |
$1,927Lowest 71% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.4%±17.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.5%±29.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56%±20.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Deposit and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27.8%Highest NY: 14% |
13.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.3% NY: 54.3% |
67.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941 18 yrs older than NY |
1943Highest 16 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 34% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
13 minLowest 60% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.4%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±8.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Deposit and Celoron 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 | — | #352 of 484 in NY | — |
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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.