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Oneida vs Marshall
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).
Marshall has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Marshall |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,171Highest |
2,163Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-7.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47±2.4Highest 18% above NY |
37.5±2.8Lowest 6% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
27.6%±5.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 21%±2.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.1%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±1.2Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Marshall 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±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$101,250±$32kHighest 18% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $160,100±$9kLowest 62% below NY |
$212,400±$18kHighest 50% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $903±$77Lowest 44% below NY |
$1,039±$151Highest 36% below NY |
| Marshall and Oneida 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 |
$3,595Lowest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
26.5%±28.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Oneida and Marshall 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% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.4%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1963Highest 4 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 41% below NY |
21 minHighest 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±3.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Marshall and Oneida 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 | — |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | WATERVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4 |
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| 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.