Compare towns
Riga vs Sand Lake
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Riga has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).
Sand Lake has the most people working from home (18.4%).
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 | Riga | Sand Lake |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,534Lowest |
8,326Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 48.2±6.6Highest 21% above NY |
47.9±4.7Lowest 20% above NY |
| Riga and Sand Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.9%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.1%±4.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sand Lake and Riga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±3.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.4%±4.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Sand Lake and Riga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
40.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
4.7%±2.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Riga and Sand Lake are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $100,750±$10kLowest 17% above NY |
$120,089±$23kHighest 40% above NY |
| Sand Lake and Riga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,600±$12kLowest 46% below NY |
$336,200±$28kHighest 21% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $907±$273Lowest 44% below NY |
$1,033±$199Highest 36% below NY |
| Sand Lake and Riga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,622Lowest 30% below NY |
$6,341Highest 4% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.7%±19.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.7%±12.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
5.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1976Lowest 17 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 27% below NY |
25 minHighest 24% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
18.4%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sand Lake and Riga 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 | #96 of 484 in NY | #13 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHURCHVILLE-CHILI CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AVERILL PARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHURCHVILLE-CHILI SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | AVERILL PARK HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Lowest |
14.9Highest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet |
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.