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Niles vs Scipio
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Niles has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.8%).
Scipio has the most people working from home (12.3%).
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 | Niles | Scipio |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,147Lowest |
1,497Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.9±9.1Highest 18% above NY |
36.4±9.3Lowest 9% below NY |
| Niles and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.6%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 22.8%±1.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
25.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,588±$20kHighest 6% below NY |
$76,618±$7kLowest 11% below NY |
| Niles and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,100±$38kHighest 53% below NY |
$192,200±$22kLowest 55% below NY |
| Niles and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $888±$102 45% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,650Lowest 45% below NY |
$3,840Highest 42% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 62.5%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
15.8%±53.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Niles and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
88.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 21% below NY |
23 minLowest 31% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.3%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Scipio and Niles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.