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Phelps vs Scriba vs Hamlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Phelps has the most kids (21.6% under 18).
Scriba has the highest household income ($92k).
Hamlin has the youngest population (median age 41.9).
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 | Phelps | Scriba | Hamlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,624 |
6,603Lowest |
8,652Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3.5% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 44.4±4.8 12% above NY |
46.3±3.1Highest 16% above NY |
41.9±3.7Lowest 5% above NY |
| Scriba and Phelps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.7%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.2%±3.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Phelps and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
18%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±3.2 NY: 17.9% |
| Phelps and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.6% NY: 40.2% |
25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
27.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.9%±1.3 NY: 7% |
| Phelps and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,262±$13kLowest 7% below NY |
$92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$83,510±$9k about the NY average |
| Scriba and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $166,300±$10kHighest 61% below NY |
$158,700±$10kLowest 63% below NY |
$166,200±$9k 61% below NY |
| Phelps and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,124±$95Highest 31% below NY |
$980±$67Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,062±$137 34% below NY |
| Phelps and Hamlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,932 40% below NY |
$3,649Lowest 45% below NY |
$4,343Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±14.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
59.6%±13.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Hamlin and Phelps are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.3% NY: 14% |
11.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1% NY: 54.3% |
81.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
89.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1953Lowest 6 yrs older than NY |
1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1976 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
21 min 34% below NY |
28 minHighest 15% below NY |
| Work from home | 13%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.2%±4.2 NY: 14.9% |
| Phelps and Hamlin 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 | #197 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | PHELPS-CLIFTON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | MIDLAKES MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.