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Greece vs Milo
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greece has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
Milo has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Greece | Milo |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 95,395Highest |
6,823Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.3±0.9Lowest 6% above NY |
42.7±5.2Highest 7% above NY |
| Milo and Greece are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±1.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Greece and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.1%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $79,783±$4kHighest 7% below NY |
$62,500±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,300±$4kHighest 55% below NY |
$165,200±$16kLowest 61% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$30Highest 28% below NY |
$733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,487Highest 17% below NY |
$3,425Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.3%±4Highest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±13.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Greece and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 13 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 37% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
| Work from home | 13.2%±1.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Greece and Milo 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 | #398 of 484 in NY | #84 of 484 in NY |
| School district | YOUNG WOMEN'S COLLEGE PREP CS · GREECE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | OLYMPIA HIGH SCHOOL | PENN YAN ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Highest |
9.8Lowest |
| 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.