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Onondaga vs Nedrow
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Onondaga has the most expensive homes ($246k median).
Nedrow has the most affordable homes ($107k median).
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 | Onondaga | Nedrow |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 22,573Highest |
2,029Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-6.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.4±2.7Lowest 14% above NY |
46.2±8.4Highest 16% above NY |
| Nedrow and Onondaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Nedrow and Onondaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 23.5%±2.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Onondaga and Nedrow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.1%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
4%±2.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $104,448±$5kHighest 21% above NY |
$70,489±$10kLowest 18% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $246,200±$15kHighest 42% below NY |
$106,900±$13kLowest 75% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$128Lowest 18% below NY |
$1,507±$703Highest 7% below NY |
| Nedrow and Onondaga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,480Highest 17% below NY |
$2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.1%±11.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
31.1%±22.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Onondaga and Nedrow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 3.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
4.9%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 37% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.1%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
10.3%±5.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Onondaga and Nedrow 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 | #122 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | WESTHILL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · ONONDAGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | WESTHILL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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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.