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Scriba vs Oneida vs Phelps
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.3%).
Oneida has the most renters (38.1% rent).
Phelps has the most people working from home (13%).
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 | Oneida | Phelps |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,603Lowest |
10,171Highest |
6,624 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-9.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.2% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±3.1 16% above NY |
47±2.4Highest 18% above NY |
44.4±4.8Lowest 12% above NY |
| Oneida 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% |
19%±2.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.6%±3.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Phelps 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% |
21%±2.8 NY: 17.9% |
23.1%±3.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Phelps and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% NY: 40.2% |
25.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.2 NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Phelps and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$61,597±$6kLowest 28% below NY |
$80,262±$13k 7% below NY |
| Scriba and Phelps 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 |
$160,100±$9k 62% below NY |
$166,300±$10kHighest 61% below NY |
| Phelps and Oneida 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 |
$903±$77Lowest 44% below NY |
$1,124±$95Highest 31% below NY |
| Phelps and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,649Lowest 45% below NY |
$3,778 43% below NY |
$3,932Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
48.2%±10.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
43.7%±14.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Oneida and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3% NY: 14% |
14.3%Highest NY: 14% |
10.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
61.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
1953 6 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 34% below NY |
19 minLowest 41% below NY |
21 min 36% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8%±1.5 NY: 14.9% |
13%±4.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Phelps and Oneida are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #106 of 484 in NY | #197 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | PHELPS-CLIFTON SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | ONEIDA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | MIDLAKES MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4Highest |
9.4Lowest |
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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.