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Fairmount vs Solvay vs Scotia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairmount has the highest household income ($84k).
Solvay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
Scotia has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Fairmount | Solvay | Scotia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,724Highest |
6,544Lowest |
7,264 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% NY: +4.2% |
+0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.8±3.8Highest about the NY average |
38.9±2.3Lowest about the NY average |
39.1±4.3 about the NY average |
| Fairmount and Scotia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
21%±4.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Solvay and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.4%±4.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Fairmount and Scotia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
38.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.7Lowest NY: 7% |
6.9%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
6.8%±2.1 NY: 7% |
| Solvay and Scotia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,225±$7kHighest about the NY average |
$61,166±$7kLowest 29% below NY |
$76,525±$12k 11% below NY |
| Fairmount and Scotia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,000±$10k 57% below NY |
$150,000±$13kLowest 65% below NY |
$189,900±$10kHighest 55% below NY |
| Scotia and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,341±$133Highest 17% below NY |
$946±$77Lowest 42% below NY |
$1,031±$126 36% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,873 26% below NY |
$4,459Lowest 32% below NY |
$5,119Highest 22% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±16.8 NY: 52.1% |
32.1%±9.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.4%±16.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Scotia and Fairmount are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9% NY: 14% |
4.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 2 yrs newer than NY |
1947 12 yrs older than NY |
1942Lowest 17 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 40% below NY |
19 minLowest 41% below NY |
23 minHighest 30% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.6%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
6.9%±3.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
19%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Scotia and Fairmount 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.