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Persia vs Mentz vs Otto
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Persia has the most affordable homes ($100k median).
Mentz has the most renters (25.8% rent).
Otto has the most people working from home (16.9%).
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 | Persia | Mentz | Otto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,048Highest |
1,753 |
798Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.2% NY: +4.2% |
-11.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.7±15Lowest 5% above NY |
43.1±5.3 8% above NY |
53.4±3.2Highest 34% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
12.4%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
23.6%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
33.5%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 12.3% NY: 40.2% |
9.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
18.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±1.9 NY: 7% |
3.7%±3.4Highest NY: 7% |
2.3%±2.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Mentz and Persia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,495±$8k 37% below NY |
$52,602±$5kLowest 39% below NY |
$60,385±$12kHighest 30% below NY |
| Otto and Persia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $100,000±$23kLowest 76% below NY |
$115,500±$31k 73% below NY |
$141,300±$17kHighest 67% below NY |
| Otto and Mentz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $765±$65Lowest 53% below NY |
$1,045±$130Highest 36% below NY |
$883±$517 46% below NY |
| Mentz and Otto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,655Lowest 60% below NY |
$2,901 56% below NY |
$2,926Highest 56% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.1%±16Highest NY: 52.1% |
55.3%±24.4 NY: 52.1% |
45.5%±79.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Persia and Mentz are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.9%Highest NY: 14% |
20% NY: 14% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.9% NY: 54.3% |
74.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1941Lowest 18 yrs older than NY |
1956 3 yrs older than NY |
1958Highest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 18% below NY |
29 min 13% below NY |
33 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 4.2%±2.5 NY: 14.9% |
3.8%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
16.9%±15Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Otto and Persia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | PORT BYRON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | PORT BYRON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.5 |
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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.