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Scipio vs Sandgate vs Niles
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scipio has the most kids (25.6% under 18).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Niles has the highest household income ($81k).
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 | Sandgate | Niles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,497Highest |
435Lowest |
1,147 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -4.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 36.4±9.3Lowest 6% below U.S. |
55.7±5.4Highest 43% above U.S. |
46.9±9.1 21% above U.S. |
| Sandgate and Niles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 25.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.7%±3.4 U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.8%±1.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Sandgate and Niles are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Scipio and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,618±$7k 5% below U.S. |
$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$80,588±$20kHighest about the U.S. average |
| 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 42% below U.S. |
$193,800±$31k 42% below U.S. |
$197,100±$38kHighest 41% below U.S. |
| Niles and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$102 37% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,840Highest 23% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$3,650 17% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 15.8%±53.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
62.5%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1967Highest 13 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 15% below U.S. |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.8%±3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Scipio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.