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Royalton vs Volney
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Royalton has the most people working from home (12.9%).
Volney has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Royalton | Volney |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 7,478Highest |
5,642Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 42.7±2.9Lowest 7% above NY |
43.1±2.2Highest 8% above NY |
| Volney and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.6%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Volney and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Royalton and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 7% |
4.8%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Volney and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $92,373±$12kHighest 7% above NY |
$74,848±$10kLowest 13% below NY |
| Royalton and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $182,200±$23kHighest 57% below NY |
$149,200±$22kLowest 65% below NY |
| Royalton and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $828±$46Lowest 49% below NY |
$952±$44Highest 41% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,153Highest 37% below NY |
$3,713Lowest 44% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 32.7%±28.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
23.5%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Royalton and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 4.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.6%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
81.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest about the NY average |
22 minLowest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #219 of 484 in NY | #466 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ROYALTON-HARTLAND CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | ROYALTON-HARTLAND HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9 |
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| 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.