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Sidney vs Malone vs Medina
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sidney has the most expensive homes ($122k median).
Malone has the shortest commute (13 min average).
Medina has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.3%).
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 | Sidney | Malone | Medina |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,492 |
5,429Lowest |
5,770Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.1% NY: +4.2% |
-7.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41±6.1 3% above NY |
43.4±6.4Highest 9% above NY |
39.2±3.4Lowest about the NY average |
| Malone and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
18.5%±4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±4.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Sidney and Medina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Medina and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
24% NY: 40.2% |
20.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±1.3 NY: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
1.1%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
| Malone and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,347±$9kLowest 39% below NY |
$60,548±$9kHighest 30% below NY |
$59,231±$15k 31% below NY |
| Malone and Medina are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $122,100±$14kHighest 71% below NY |
$107,600±$9k 75% below NY |
$107,200±$16kLowest 75% below NY |
| Sidney and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $898±$169 45% below NY |
$839±$37Lowest 48% below NY |
$906±$88Highest 44% below NY |
| Medina and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,329 49% below NY |
$2,564Lowest 61% below NY |
$3,928Highest 40% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.5%±16.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
31%±14.5 NY: 52.1% |
28.1%±11.3Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sidney and Malone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.7% NY: 14% |
22.2%Highest NY: 14% |
12.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 55.3% NY: 54.3% |
51.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
56.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Highest 4 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 25% below NY |
13 minLowest 60% below NY |
26 minHighest 21% below NY |
| Work from home | 9%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
4.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.5%±5.2Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Medina and Sidney 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 | #228 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | SIDNEY CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | — |
| High school in town | SIDNEY HIGH SCHOOL | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.8 |
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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.