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Johnstown vs Scriba 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
Johnstown has the most renters (39.7% rent).
Scriba has the highest household income ($92k).
Milo has the most people working from home (11.3%).
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 | Johnstown | Scriba | Milo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,111Highest |
6,603Lowest |
6,823 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-2.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44±4.8 11% above NY |
46.3±3.1Highest 16% above NY |
42.7±5.2Lowest 7% above NY |
| Scriba and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.3%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Milo and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.5%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
18%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Milo and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.8% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 NY: 7% |
| Johnstown and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,763±$9k 26% below NY |
$92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$62,500±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,800±$11kLowest 63% below NY |
$158,700±$10k 63% below NY |
$165,200±$16kHighest 61% below NY |
| Milo and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $914±$43 44% below NY |
$980±$67Highest 40% below NY |
$733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
| Scriba and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,613 45% below NY |
$3,649Highest 45% below NY |
$3,425Lowest 48% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.2%±12 NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±13.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Scriba and Johnstown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.3% NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.2% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 42% below NY |
21 minHighest 34% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.6%±3.2 NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Milo and Johnstown 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 | #403 of 484 in NY | — | #84 of 484 in NY |
| School district | JOHNSTOWN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | JOHNSTOWN HIGH SCHOOL | — | PENN YAN ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.8Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.