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Evans vs Sodus vs Wright
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Evans has the most people working from home (8.8%).
Sodus has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Wright has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.5%).
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 | Evans | Sodus | Wright |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,183Highest |
8,080 |
1,739Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.4%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2% NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 49.5±2.8Lowest 24% above NY |
50.7±5.5 27% above NY |
51.4±4.7Highest 29% above NY |
| Wright and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±2.2 NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
16.7%±3.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Wright and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Evans and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.3% NY: 40.2% |
20.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.1%±1.6 NY: 7% |
| Evans and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,467±$8k 16% below NY |
$70,478±$13kLowest 18% below NY |
$86,250±$13kHighest about the NY average |
| Wright and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$10k 58% below NY |
$152,500±$18kLowest 64% below NY |
$242,000±$36kHighest 43% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $919±$104 43% below NY |
$853±$194Lowest 47% below NY |
$953±$79Highest 41% below NY |
| Wright and Evans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,590 30% below NY |
$3,866Lowest 41% below NY |
$5,279Highest 20% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.7%±10.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
39.9%±7.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.6%±16.4 NY: 52.1% |
| Sodus and Wright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.9% NY: 14% |
17.1%Highest NY: 14% |
7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.9% NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
1958 1 yr older than NY |
1983Highest 24 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 11% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
5.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Evans and Sodus 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 | #180 of 484 in NY | #352 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) | SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6Highest |
9.7Lowest |
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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.