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Scriba vs Hartwick vs Minetto
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Scriba has the most affordable homes ($159k median).
Hartwick has the most people working from home (22.2%).
Minetto has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1%).
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 | Scriba | Hartwick | Minetto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,603Highest |
2,143 |
1,754Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-7.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±3.1 16% above NY |
49.3±5.4Highest 24% above NY |
46.1±3.9Lowest 16% above NY |
| Hartwick and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3.6 NY: 20.5% |
13%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±3.3Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Minetto and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±4.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.1 NY: 17.9% |
25.6%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Minetto and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
41.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
35.9% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±2.4 NY: 7% |
3.8%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Minetto and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,036±$17k 7% above NY |
$81,196±$6kLowest 6% below NY |
$100,682±$13kHighest 17% above NY |
| Minetto and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $158,700±$10kLowest 63% below NY |
$173,500±$36k 59% below NY |
$185,700±$18kHighest 56% below NY |
| Minetto and Hartwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $980±$67 40% below NY |
$1,000±$174Highest 38% below NY |
$848±$16Lowest 48% below NY |
| Hartwick and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,649 45% below NY |
$2,912Lowest 56% below NY |
$4,671Highest 29% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
57.1%±25.1Highest NY: 52.1% |
47.7%±37.9 NY: 52.1% |
| Hartwick and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5% NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
80%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1971 12 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
18 minLowest 44% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
22.2%±13.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
9%±3.9 NY: 14.9% |
| Hartwick and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.