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Hastings vs Cicero
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hastings has the most affordable homes ($188k median).
Cicero has the most people working from home (13.8%).
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 | Hastings | Cicero |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 9,345Lowest |
31,133Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.1±3.7Highest 8% above NY |
43±1.9Lowest 8% above NY |
| Hastings and Cicero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±2.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Cicero and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.6%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±1.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Cicero and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
34.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
| Hastings and Cicero are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $84,027±$8kLowest about the NY average |
$96,463±$8kHighest 12% above NY |
| Cicero and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,700±$17kLowest 56% below NY |
$221,200±$8kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $917±$129Lowest 43% below NY |
$1,017±$79Highest 37% below NY |
| Cicero and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,565Lowest 31% below NY |
$5,634Highest 14% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±11.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.7%±13.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cicero and Hastings are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.5% NY: 14% |
10.5% NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1980Lowest 21 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 6% below NY |
20 minLowest 39% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.9%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±2.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Cicero and Hastings 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 | #328 of 484 in NY | #177 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CENTRAL SQUARE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · NORTH SYRACUSE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | PAUL V MOORE HIGH SCHOOL | CICERO-NORTH SYRACUSE HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.9Lowest |
12.2Highest |
| 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.