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Fulton vs Volney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
Bordering FultonGranby
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fulton has the most renters (45.7% rent).
Volney has the most homeowners (81.9%).
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 | Fulton | Volney |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 11,272Highest |
5,642Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% NY: +4.2% |
-4.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.1±3.8Lowest 14% below NY |
43.1±2.2Highest 8% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.9%±3.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Fulton and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Volney and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.9%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Volney and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $52,046±$6kLowest 39% below NY |
$74,848±$10kHighest 13% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $101,000±$11kLowest 76% below NY |
$149,200±$22kHighest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $887±$48Lowest 45% below NY |
$952±$44Highest 41% below NY |
| Volney and Fulton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,106Lowest 53% below NY |
$3,713Highest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±7.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.5%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 23.5%Highest NY: 14% |
14.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 33% below NY |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.5%±3Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Fulton and Volney 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 | #349 of 484 in NY | #466 of 484 in NY |
| School district | FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | G RAY BODLEY HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.6 |
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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.