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Rome vs Union vs Floyd
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 renters (43.4% rent).
Union has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Floyd has the highest household income ($98k).
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 | Floyd |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 31,795 |
55,078Highest |
3,702Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-2.3% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.7±1.9Lowest about the NY average |
41.4±1.2 4% above NY |
42±7Highest 6% above NY |
| Floyd and Union are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±2 NY: 20.5% |
19%±1.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.2%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Floyd and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.7 NY: 17.9% |
21.4%±1.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Union and Rome 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% |
23.1% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
6.1%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
5.1%±2.6 NY: 7% |
| Union and Floyd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,925±$3kLowest 30% below NY |
$61,713±$2k 28% below NY |
$98,297±$4kHighest 14% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $154,400±$6k 64% below NY |
$149,900±$5kLowest 65% below NY |
$204,200±$24kHighest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $909±$59Lowest 44% below NY |
$936±$37 42% below NY |
$1,127±$206Highest 30% below NY |
| Floyd and Union 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 |
$3,973Lowest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±6.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
49.2%±5.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±24.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Union and Floyd are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
16.2% NY: 14% |
13%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
58.9% NY: 54.3% |
81%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
1969Highest 10 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 min 45% below NY |
18 minLowest 46% below NY |
19 minHighest 41% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.8%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±1.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±6.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #323 of 484 in NY | #199 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | UNION-ENDICOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · JOHNSON CITY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | HOLLAND PATENT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ROME FREE ACADEMY | UNION-ENDICOTT HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.2Highest |
11.4Lowest |
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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.