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Junius vs Sodus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Junius has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Sodus has the most people working from home (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 | Junius | Sodus |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,196Lowest |
8,080Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.6±4.9Lowest 7% above NY |
50.7±5.5Highest 27% above NY |
| Sodus and Junius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 16%±2.9Lowest NY: 17.9% |
23.8%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 7.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
20.4%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.8%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sodus and Junius are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,750±$13kHighest 11% below NY |
$70,478±$13kLowest 18% below NY |
| Junius and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,400±$13kHighest 62% below NY |
$152,500±$18kLowest 64% below NY |
| Junius and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$243Highest 18% below NY |
$853±$194Lowest 47% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,875Lowest 56% below NY |
$3,866Highest 41% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.4%±34.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
39.9%±7.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Junius and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 13%Lowest NY: 14% |
17.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 20 yrs newer than NY |
1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 42% below NY |
23 minHighest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.6%±2.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sodus and Junius 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 | — | #352 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.7 |
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| 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.