Compare towns
Sharon vs Root vs Ovid
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sharon has the most affordable homes ($175k median).
Root has the most kids (33.6% under 18).
Ovid has grown the fastest since 2010 (+23.2%).
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 | Sharon | Root | Ovid |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,656Lowest |
1,963 |
2,094Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+17.4% NY: +4.2% |
+23.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 40.5±4.1 about the NY average |
32.8±6.1Lowest 18% below NY |
41.8±5.1Highest 5% above NY |
| Ovid and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±3.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
33.6%±6Highest NY: 20.5% |
25.8%±3.8 NY: 20.5% |
| Root and Ovid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.5%±2 NY: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
26.1%±4.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
22.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
24.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±2.2Highest NY: 7% |
3.9%±2.7 NY: 7% |
2%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
| Sharon and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,095±$11k 21% below NY |
$75,771±$6kHighest 12% below NY |
$63,594±$15kLowest 26% below NY |
| Root and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $174,600±$25kLowest 59% below NY |
$209,000±$29kHighest 51% below NY |
$175,700±$22k 59% below NY |
| Root and Ovid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,132±$161Highest 30% below NY |
$742±$310Lowest 54% below NY |
$1,046±$269 35% below NY |
| Sharon and Ovid are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,255 51% below NY |
$3,795Highest 42% below NY |
$3,067Lowest 53% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.3%±14.9 NY: 52.1% |
14.7%±36.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
58.2%±18.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 16.2% NY: 14% |
6.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
22.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.9% NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
73.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1961 2 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 7% below NY |
29 minLowest 10% below NY |
31 minHighest 5% below NY |
| Work from home | 8.7%±3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±5.5 NY: 14.9% |
14.1%±4.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ovid and Root are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | SOUTH SENECA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | — | SOUTH SENECA MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.4 |
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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.