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New Haven vs Scriba vs Sheridan
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
New Haven has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.6%).
Scriba has the most renters (18.5% rent).
Sheridan has the most people working from home (9.2%).
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 | New Haven | Scriba | Sheridan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,951 |
6,603Highest |
2,529Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.3±4Lowest 14% above NY |
46.3±3.1 16% above NY |
47.2±8.7Highest 19% above NY |
| Sheridan and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| New Haven and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±4 NY: 17.9% |
18%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sheridan and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.5% NY: 40.2% |
21.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.7Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
2.8%±1.8 NY: 7% |
| New Haven and Sheridan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,324±$9k 6% above NY |
$92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$87,083±$13kLowest about the NY average |
| Scriba and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,800±$16kLowest 64% below NY |
$158,700±$10k 63% below NY |
$192,900±$17kHighest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $893±$552 45% below NY |
$980±$67Highest 40% below NY |
$861±$64Lowest 47% below NY |
| Scriba and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,850Highest 42% below NY |
$3,649Lowest 45% below NY |
$3,651 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 80.6%±39.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4 NY: 52.1% |
42.1%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| New Haven and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.6%Highest NY: 14% |
10.3% NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
93% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 21 yrs newer than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1959Lowest same as NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 29% below NY |
21 minLowest 34% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.3%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sheridan and Scriba 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 | #463 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | MEXICO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.