Compare towns
Malone vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Malone has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Sidney has the most people working from home (9%).
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 | Malone | Sidney |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,429Lowest |
5,492Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.4±6.4Highest 9% above NY |
41±6.1Lowest 3% above NY |
| Malone and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 18.5%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sidney and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sidney and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Malone and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $60,548±$9kHighest 30% below NY |
$52,347±$9kLowest 39% below NY |
| Malone and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $107,600±$9kLowest 75% below NY |
$122,100±$14kHighest 71% below NY |
| Sidney and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $839±$37Lowest 48% below NY |
$898±$169Highest 45% below NY |
| Sidney and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,564Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,329Highest 49% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31%±14.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
39.5%±16.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sidney and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 22.2%Highest NY: 14% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
55.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 13 minLowest 60% below NY |
24 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sidney and Malone 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 | — | #228 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | SIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.8 |
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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.