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Scipio vs Niles
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scipio has the most people working from home (12.3%).
Niles has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.8%).
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 | Scipio | Niles |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,497Highest |
1,147Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.8%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 36.4±9.3Lowest 9% below NY |
46.9±9.1Highest 18% above NY |
| Niles and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±4.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±3.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.8%±1.2Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.1Highest NY: 7% |
0.7%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $76,618±$7kLowest 11% below NY |
$80,588±$20kHighest 6% below NY |
| Niles and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,200±$22kLowest 55% below NY |
$197,100±$38kHighest 53% below NY |
| Niles and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$102 45% below NY |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,840Highest 42% below NY |
$3,650Lowest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.8%±53.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
62.5%±100Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Niles and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 10.6%Highest NY: 14% |
10.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
94.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1967Highest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 31% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.8%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Scipio and Niles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| On TownTapestry | ||
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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.