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Minetto vs Volney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Minetto has the most people working from home (9%).
Volney has the most affordable homes ($149k 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 | Minetto | Volney |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,754Lowest |
5,642Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.1±3.9Highest 16% above NY |
43.1±2.2Lowest 8% above NY |
| Minetto and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Volney and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Volney and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,682±$13kHighest 17% above NY |
$74,848±$10kLowest 13% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,700±$18kHighest 56% below NY |
$149,200±$22kLowest 65% below NY |
| Minetto and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $848±$16Lowest 48% below NY |
$952±$44Highest 41% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,671Highest 29% below NY |
$3,713Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.7%±37.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.5%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Minetto and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 26% below NY |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Minetto and Volney 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 | — | #466 of 484 in NY |
| School district | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.