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Rome vs Union vs Auburn
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rome has the most people working from home (12.8%).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Auburn has the most renters (51.4% 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 | Rome | Union | Auburn |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,795 |
55,078Highest |
26,285Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest about the NY average |
41.4±1.2Highest 4% above NY |
41.1±1.1 3% above NY |
| Union and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±2Highest NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Rome and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.3 NY: 17.9% |
21.6%±1.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Auburn and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
33%Highest NY: 40.2% |
21% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±0.7 NY: 7% |
6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
2.7%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,925±$3k 30% below NY |
$61,713±$2kHighest 28% below NY |
$51,052±$5kLowest 41% below NY |
| Union and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,400±$6kHighest 64% below NY |
$149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$152,800±$9k 64% below NY |
| Rome and Auburn are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $909±$59 44% below NY |
$936±$37Highest 42% below NY |
$897±$50Lowest 45% below NY |
| Union and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,212Highest 36% below NY |
$4,200 36% below NY |
$3,998Lowest 39% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±6.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±5.6 NY: 52.1% |
55%±7.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Auburn and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.1% NY: 14% |
16.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
19.5%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.6% NY: 54.3% |
58.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
48.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
1947Lowest 12 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 45% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
20 minHighest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±1.5 NY: 14.9% |
5.7%±1.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Rome and Union 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 | #323 of 484 in NY | #199 of 484 in NY | #374 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | AUBURN CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ROME FREE ACADEMY | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | AUBURN HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.2 |
11.4Lowest |
13.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.