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Scriba vs Oswego 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 oldest population (median age 46.3).
Oswego has the most renters (49.8% rent).
Minetto has grown the fastest since 2010 (+18.1%).
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 | Oswego | Minetto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,603 |
17,033Highest |
1,437Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-6.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+18.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±3.1Highest 16% above NY |
35.7±1.6Lowest 10% below NY |
46.1±5.4 16% above NY |
| Scriba and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.7%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±2.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
20%±3.7 NY: 20.5% |
| Oswego and Minetto 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% |
18.3%±2.1 NY: 17.9% |
26.3%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.1% NY: 40.2% |
36.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
10.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.4 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$53,172±$4kLowest 38% below NY |
$91,912±$17k 7% above NY |
| Scriba and Minetto 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 |
$188,700±$17kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $980±$67 40% below NY |
$1,109±$72Highest 32% below NY |
$844±$17Lowest 48% below NY |
| Oswego 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 |
$3,362Lowest 49% below NY |
$4,738Highest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.4%±7.4Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.6%±40.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Oswego and Minetto 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% |
7.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% NY: 54.3% |
50.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
85%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 34% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
24 minHighest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.6%±2.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Oswego and Scriba 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 | — |
| School district | — | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.