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Pavilion 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
Pavilion has the most affordable homes ($169k median).
Sardinia has grown the fastest since 2010 (-2.1%).
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 | Pavilion | Sardinia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,089Lowest |
2,703Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 47.5±5.5Highest 19% above NY |
42.5±7.5Lowest 7% above NY |
| Pavilion and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.4%±6.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sardinia and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.8%±4.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sardinia and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
5%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sardinia and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $86,462±$7kHighest about the NY average |
$84,583±$34kLowest about the NY average |
| Pavilion and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $168,700±$17kLowest 60% below NY |
$218,900±$19kHighest 48% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $827±$159Lowest 49% below NY |
$855±$83Highest 47% below NY |
| Sardinia and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,443Highest 48% below NY |
$2,233Lowest 66% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.4%±29.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
4.5%±28.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Pavilion and Sardinia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 9.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.4%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8% NY: 54.3% |
90.8% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
1961Lowest 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 28% below NY |
30 minHighest 10% below NY |
| Work from home | 7.5%±4.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sardinia and Pavilion are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | PAVILION CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | PAVILION JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 6.8 |
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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.