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Genesee Falls vs Sardinia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Genesee Falls has the most affordable homes ($143k median).
Sardinia has the most expensive homes ($219k median).
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 | Genesee Falls | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 400Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.1% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46±10Highest 16% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
| Genesee Falls and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Genesee Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20%±3.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sardinia and Genesee Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Genesee Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $66,429±$9kLowest 23% below NY |
$84,583±$34kHighest about the NY average |
| Sardinia and Genesee Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $143,200±$31kLowest 66% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $825±$286Lowest 49% below NY |
$855±$83Highest 47% below NY |
| Sardinia and Genesee Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,268Highest 50% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 37.1%±48.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Genesee Falls and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Highest 9 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 3% below NY |
30 minLowest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.8%±5.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Genesee Falls 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.