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Shelby vs Canastota
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Shelby has the most people working from home (12.5%).
Canastota has grown the fastest since 2010 (-5.2%).
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 | Shelby | Canastota |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,858Highest |
4,487Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-5.2%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45±3.2Highest 13% above NY |
43.6±2.4Lowest 10% above NY |
| Shelby and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 17%±3.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.5%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Canastota and Shelby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
18.9%±4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Shelby and Canastota are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
| Canastota and Shelby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $65,655±$14kLowest 24% below NY |
$74,015±$13kHighest 14% below NY |
| Canastota and Shelby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $136,000±$29kLowest 68% below NY |
$144,800±$14kHighest 66% below NY |
| Canastota and Shelby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $788±$214Lowest 51% below NY |
$930±$88Highest 43% below NY |
| Canastota and Shelby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,903Lowest 41% below NY |
$4,364Highest 34% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.9%±12.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
36.4%±9.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Canastota and Shelby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Highest NY: 14% |
10.8%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
68.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1943Lowest 16 yrs older than NY |
1950Highest 9 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 19% below NY |
23 minLowest 28% below NY |
| Work from home | 12.5%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Shelby and Canastota 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 | #401 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | MEDINA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | MEDINA JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.6 |
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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.