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Oneida vs Collins vs Vernon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Oneida has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Collins has the most kids (24.4% under 18).
Vernon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.8%).
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 | Oneida | Collins | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 10,171Highest |
4,643Lowest |
8,219 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3% NY: +4.2% |
-10.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+53.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±2.4Highest 18% above NY |
40.5±6.2Lowest about the NY average |
46.6±2.5 17% above NY |
| Oneida and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.4 NY: 20.5% |
24.4%±6.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Collins and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Vernon and Collins are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3% NY: 40.2% |
16.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
30%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±1.1Highest NY: 7% |
| Vernon and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $61,597±$6k 28% below NY |
$60,905±$5kLowest 29% below NY |
$77,601±$6kHighest 10% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,100±$9k 62% below NY |
$153,000±$11kLowest 64% below NY |
$202,100±$11kHighest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$77Highest 44% below NY |
$799±$90Lowest 51% below NY |
$900±$127 44% below NY |
| Oneida and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,778Highest 43% below NY |
$2,501Lowest 62% below NY |
$3,656 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±10.8 NY: 52.1% |
59.4%±38.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
26%±6.6Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Collins and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
9.1% NY: 14% |
8.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
82.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
74% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1950 9 yrs older than NY |
1958Highest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
22 min 33% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11%±5 NY: 14.9% |
13.2%±3.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Vernon and Collins 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 | #106 of 484 in NY | #467 of 484 in NY | #368 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | GOWANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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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.