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Ellery vs Oswego
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ellery has the most expensive homes ($236k median).
Oswego has the most people working from home (8.6%).
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 | Ellery | Oswego |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,073Lowest |
17,033Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 56.1±4.5Highest 41% above NY |
35.7±1.6Lowest 10% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 14.3%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 30.8%±6.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
10.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,833±$12kHighest about the NY average |
$53,172±$4kLowest 38% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,900±$29kHighest 44% below NY |
$120,600±$7kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $845±$189Lowest 48% below NY |
$1,109±$72Highest 32% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,796Highest 42% below NY |
$3,362Lowest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.9%±16.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.4%±7.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
20.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 29% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.5%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.6%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Oswego and Ellery 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 | #241 of 484 in NY | #285 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BEMUS POINT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | MAPLE GROVE JUNIOR/SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.6Lowest |
12.5Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.