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Scriba vs Oswego vs Coeymans
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 homeowners (81.5%).
Oswego has the most renters (49.8% rent).
Coeymans has the most people working from home (15.5%).
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 | Oswego | Coeymans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,603Lowest |
17,033Highest |
7,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-6.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±3.1 16% above NY |
35.7±1.6Lowest 10% below NY |
46.6±2.8Highest 17% above NY |
| Coeymans 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% |
21.9%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.6%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Oswego and Scriba are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18%±4.3 NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
15%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Oswego and Scriba 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% |
26.1% NY: 40.2% |
28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
10.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
8%±3.5 NY: 7% |
| Oswego and Coeymans 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 |
$53,172±$4kLowest 38% below NY |
$95,403±$8kHighest 11% above NY |
| Coeymans 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±$10k 63% below NY |
$120,600±$7kLowest 72% below NY |
$234,100±$13kHighest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $980±$67Lowest 40% below NY |
$1,109±$72Highest 32% below NY |
$1,053±$157 35% below NY |
| Oswego and Coeymans 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 |
$3,362Lowest 49% below NY |
$4,145Highest 37% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.4%±7.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
47%±13 NY: 52.1% |
| Oswego and Coeymans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.3% NY: 14% |
20.6%Highest NY: 14% |
4.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
80% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1974 15 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
28 minHighest 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.6%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
15.5%±7.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Coeymans and Oswego 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 | — | #285 of 484 in NY | #428 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL | RAVENA-COEYMANS-SELKIRK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
9.1Lowest |
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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.