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Oneida vs Brookline vs Verona

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Oneida has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Verona has the most kids (22.5% under 18).

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.

MeasureOneidaBrooklineVerona
People
Population
10,171Highest
531Lowest
5,884
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-9.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+1.9%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-5.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
47±2.4Highest
21% above U.S.
45.1±2.7Lowest
16% above U.S.
45.6±2.2
17% above U.S.
Oneida and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19%±2.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20%±6
U.S.: 22%
22.5%±4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Verona and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21%±2.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.6%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20%±3.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Oneida and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
41.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
21.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.5%±1.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.2%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Oneida and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$61,597±$6kLowest
24% below U.S.
$80,833±$16k
about the U.S. average
$83,534±$11kHighest
3% above U.S.
Verona and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$160,100±$9kLowest
52% below U.S.
$290,700±$37kHighest
13% below U.S.
$196,700±$21k
41% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$903±$77
36% below U.S.
$1,732±$232Highest
23% above U.S.
$797±$134Lowest
44% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,778
21% above U.S.
$5,000Highest
60% above U.S.
$3,382Lowest
8% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.2%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
47.8%±94.7
U.S.: 51.1%
45%±14.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Oneida and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.3%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
61.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
91.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1946Lowest
34 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1964
16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 minLowest
28% below U.S.
28 minHighest
8% above U.S.
19 min
27% below U.S.
Work from home
8%±1.5
U.S.: 15.1%
20.6%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
3.8%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #106 of 484 in NY — #311 of 484 in NY
School district ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT — ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
High school in town ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL
Students per teacherat that high school
11.4Lowest
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13.4Highest
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U.S. 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.