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Milo vs Ridgeway
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Milo has the most people working from home (11.3%).
Ridgeway has the highest household income ($70k).
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 | Milo | Ridgeway |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 6,823Highest |
6,514Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±5.2Highest 7% above NY |
42.3±3Lowest 6% above NY |
| Milo and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±3Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Milo and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Milo and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
18.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $62,500±$9kLowest 27% below NY |
$69,516±$8kHighest 19% below NY |
| Ridgeway and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $165,200±$16kHighest 61% below NY |
$149,900±$15kLowest 65% below NY |
| Milo and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
$934±$49Highest 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,425Lowest 48% below NY |
$4,109Highest 38% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.6%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
33.4%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Milo and Ridgeway are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
10.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
69.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Highest 3 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 51% below NY |
25 minHighest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.3%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
7.8%±4.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Milo and Ridgeway 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 | #84 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PENN YAN ACADEMY | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8 |
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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.