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Scriba vs Vienna 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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Vienna has the most people working from home (9.2%).
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 | Vienna | Minetto |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,603Highest |
5,184 |
1,437Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+18.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.3±3.1 16% above NY |
53.5±6Highest 34% above NY |
46.1±5.4Lowest 16% above NY |
| Vienna 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% |
19.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20%±3.7Highest 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% |
22.6%±5.4 NY: 17.9% |
26.3%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Minetto and Vienna 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% |
26.5% NY: 40.2% |
36.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8 NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.4%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,036±$17kHighest 7% above NY |
$83,244±$10kLowest 3% 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 |
$125,000±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
$188,700±$17kHighest 55% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $980±$67Highest 40% below NY |
$928±$166 43% below NY |
$844±$17Lowest 48% below NY |
| Scriba and Vienna 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 |
$2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
$4,738Highest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.7%±13.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
50.6%±40.1 NY: 52.1% |
| Vienna 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% |
10.8%Highest NY: 14% |
7.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
83.4% NY: 54.3% |
85%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 26 yrs newer than NY |
1973 14 yrs newer than NY |
1965Lowest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 34% below NY |
28 minHighest 16% below NY |
24 min 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.6%±2.4 NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.4%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Vienna 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 | — | #436 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | — | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.