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Fredonia vs Geneva
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fredonia has the most people working from home (11.5%).
Geneva has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.4%).
Fredonia is a college town. 28.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Fredonia | Geneva |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,467Lowest |
12,512Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 32.4±4.9Lowest 19% below NY |
32.6±2.5Highest 18% below NY |
| Geneva and Fredonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 14%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±2.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Geneva and Fredonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Fredonia and Geneva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
38.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 28.6%±3.9Highest NY: 7% |
21.8%±1.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $50,433±$9kLowest 41% below NY |
$79,435±$11kHighest 8% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,500±$22kHighest 55% below NY |
$165,500±$12kLowest 61% below NY |
| Fredonia and Geneva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $878±$64Lowest 46% below NY |
$972±$26Highest 40% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,725Highest 28% below NY |
$4,294Lowest 35% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.5%±10.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
41.8%±11.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Fredonia and Geneva are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 25.2%Highest NY: 14% |
16%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
51.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Highest 8 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 48% below NY |
17 minHighest 47% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.5%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Fredonia and Geneva 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 | — | #239 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | GENEVA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | GENEVA HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.1 |
| 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.