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Genoa vs Ledyard vs Minetto
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Genoa has the most people working from home (10.5%).
Ledyard has the youngest population (median age 31).
Minetto has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1%).
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 | Genoa | Ledyard | Minetto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,643Lowest |
1,811Highest |
1,754 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2% NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.7±5.9 12% above NY |
31±6.9Lowest 22% below NY |
46.1±3.9Highest 16% above NY |
| Minetto and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.4%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
16%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Minetto and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7 NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±2.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.6%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
35.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.2 NY: 7% |
24.6%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
3.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,833±$11k 8% above NY |
$86,731±$12kLowest about the NY average |
$100,682±$13kHighest 17% above NY |
| Minetto and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,900±$38k 43% below NY |
$249,200±$22kHighest 41% below NY |
$185,700±$18kLowest 56% below NY |
| Ledyard and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,275±$804 21% below NY |
$1,276±$317Highest 21% below NY |
$848±$16Lowest 48% below NY |
| Ledyard and Genoa are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 41% below NY |
$3,864Lowest 41% below NY |
$4,671Highest 29% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.8%±28.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.7%±37.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Genoa and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.6% NY: 54.3% |
76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
20 minLowest 37% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.5%±5Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Genoa and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.