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Grove vs Burns vs Ossian
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grove has the youngest population (median age 39.9).
Burns has the most kids (21.2% under 18).
Ossian has the most people working from home (10.4%).
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 | Grove | Burns | Ossian |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 539Lowest |
888Highest |
689 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.8% NY: +4.2% |
-12.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 39.9±7.5Lowest about the NY average |
43.9±7.1 10% above NY |
52.3±13.9Highest 31% above NY |
| Ossian and Burns are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.1%±6.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.2%±4.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.3%±3.9 NY: 20.5% |
| Burns and Ossian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.9 NY: 17.9% |
30.8%±8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ossian and Burns are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.1% NY: 40.2% |
17%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±4Highest NY: 7% |
2.9%±1.9 NY: 7% |
1.9%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Grove and Burns are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,000±$11kLowest 36% below NY |
$64,491±$6k 25% below NY |
$71,738±$6kHighest 17% below NY |
| Ossian and Burns are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $109,200±$12k 74% below NY |
$100,800±$18kLowest 76% below NY |
$172,700±$43kHighest 59% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $925±$58 43% below NY |
$942±$139Highest 42% below NY |
$867±$302Lowest 47% below NY |
| Burns and Grove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,238 51% below NY |
$2,783Lowest 58% below NY |
$4,366Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
37.9%±48.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
42.9%±100 NY: 52.1% |
| Grove and Ossian are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Highest NY: 14% |
11.6% NY: 14% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.3% NY: 54.3% |
87.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1969Lowest 10 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 6% above NY |
27 minLowest 16% below NY |
30 min 8% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.8 NY: 14.9% |
3%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.4%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ossian and Grove 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.