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Otselic vs Sardinia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Otselic has the most affordable homes ($108k median).
Sardinia has the most expensive homes ($219k 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 | Otselic | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 909Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -18.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 53.3±9.8Highest 34% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
| Otselic and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 16.8%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Otselic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±3.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Otselic and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Otselic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $63,854±$4kLowest 26% below NY |
$84,583±$34kHighest about the NY average |
| Sardinia and Otselic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $107,800±$18kLowest 75% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $900±$171Highest 44% below NY |
$855±$83Lowest 47% below NY |
| Otselic and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,235Highest 66% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 55.3%±29.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Otselic and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.2%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 12 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 8% below NY |
30 minLowest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.6%±5.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Otselic are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.