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DeRuyter vs Panama vs Sinclairville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
DeRuyter has the most people working from home (16.1%).
Panama has the most renters (44.7% rent).
Sinclairville has the most homeowners (68.8%).
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 | DeRuyter | Panama | Sinclairville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 349Lowest |
451 |
557Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -26.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
— | -1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±16.1Lowest 4% above NY |
46.6±6.9Highest 17% above NY |
42.6±13.7 7% above NY |
| Panama and Sinclairville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8.2 NY: 20.5% |
12.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.5%±5.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sinclairville and DeRuyter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
23.3%±6.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.8%±6.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sinclairville and DeRuyter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.9% NY: 40.2% |
18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±6 NY: 7% |
4.7%±2.8Highest NY: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Panama and DeRuyter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,000±$23k 36% below NY |
$60,865±$8kHighest 29% below NY |
$48,214±$15kLowest 44% below NY |
| Panama and DeRuyter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $107,600±$9kHighest 75% below NY |
$105,400±$14kLowest 75% below NY |
$107,300±$14k 75% below NY |
| DeRuyter and Sinclairville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $456±$50Lowest 72% below NY |
$785±$43Highest 52% below NY |
$486±$336 70% below NY |
| Panama and Sinclairville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,407Lowest 63% below NY |
$2,500 62% below NY |
$2,664Highest 60% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.2%±39Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.9%±24.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.7%±33.6 NY: 52.1% |
| DeRuyter and Sinclairville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16.3%Highest NY: 14% |
12.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
15.8% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62% NY: 54.3% |
55.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
68.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 24% below NY |
24 min 27% below NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.1%±13.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.9%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
0%±6.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| DeRuyter and Panama 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.