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Palmyra vs Macedon vs Sidney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Palmyra has the shortest commute (23 min average).
Macedon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Sidney has the most renters (57.5% rent).
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 | Palmyra | Macedon | Sidney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,287Lowest |
9,243Highest |
3,931 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+1.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-5.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.3±5.4 11% below NY |
47.1±3.7Highest 18% above NY |
33±14.3Lowest 17% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.4 NY: 20.5% |
17.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sidney and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.9%±3.6 NY: 17.9% |
22.2%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.7%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Macedon and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
31.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
27% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4%±2.5Highest NY: 7% |
3.1%±1.2 NY: 7% |
0.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
| Palmyra and Macedon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,983±$11k 24% below NY |
$95,313±$17kHighest 11% above NY |
$50,208±$14kLowest 42% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $129,700±$15k 69% below NY |
$209,800±$16kHighest 50% below NY |
$120,700±$13kLowest 72% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $937±$68 42% below NY |
$1,092±$154Highest 33% below NY |
$902±$196Lowest 44% below NY |
| Macedon and Palmyra are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,263 35% below NY |
$5,395Highest 18% below NY |
$3,495Lowest 47% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±19.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.3%±15.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
39.8%±16.3 NY: 52.1% |
| Macedon and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.4% NY: 14% |
8.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
21%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50% NY: 54.3% |
82.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
42.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Lowest 15 yrs older than NY |
1982Highest 23 yrs newer than NY |
1954 5 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 31% below NY |
24 min 28% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±4.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±5.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Macedon and Sidney 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 | — | #273 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | GANANDA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · PALMYRA-MACEDON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | RUBEN A CIRILLO HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.0 |
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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.