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Lima vs Sandgate vs Varick
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lima has the most renters (22.7% rent).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Varick has the most expensive homes ($267k median).
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 | Lima | Sandgate | Varick |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,064Highest |
435Lowest |
1,724 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -10.8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.6±5.7 6% below U.S. |
55.7±5.4Highest 43% above U.S. |
33.1±3.6Lowest 15% below U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 24.3%±4.4 U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
30.3%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Varick and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.6%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.2%±1.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sandgate and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.6%±0.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.5%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,420±$18k 14% below U.S. |
$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$80,250±$8kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Varick and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $203,300±$19k 39% below U.S. |
$193,800±$31kLowest 42% below U.S. |
$267,200±$41kHighest 20% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $830±$177Lowest 41% below U.S. |
— | $1,279±$88Highest 9% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,884Highest 89% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$4,604 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±24.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.6%±36.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lima and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
17.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1970Highest 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.4%±5.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.7%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Varick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.