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Sidney vs Sidney vs Cobleskill
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 affordable homes ($121k median).
Sidney has the most homeowners (55.3%).
Cobleskill has the most expensive homes ($193k median).
Cobleskill is a college town. 25.3% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Sidney | Cobleskill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,931Lowest |
5,492Highest |
4,682 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.2% NY: +4.2% |
-4.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-10.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 33±14.3 17% below NY |
41±6.1Highest 3% above NY |
30.3±5.3Lowest 24% below NY |
| Sidney and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.4%±5.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.4%±3.9Highest NY: 20.5% |
11.4%±3.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.7%±3.8 NY: 17.9% |
21.8%±5.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Cobleskill and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27% NY: 40.2% |
25.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
32.6%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3 NY: 7% |
25.3%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $50,208±$14k 42% below NY |
$52,347±$9kHighest 39% below NY |
$46,059±$8kLowest 46% below NY |
| Sidney and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $120,700±$13kLowest 72% below NY |
$122,100±$14k 71% below NY |
$193,300±$16kHighest 54% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $902±$196Highest 44% below NY |
$898±$169 45% below NY |
$874±$29Lowest 46% below NY |
| Sidney and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,495 47% below NY |
$3,329Lowest 49% below NY |
$5,773Highest 12% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.8%±16.3 NY: 52.1% |
39.5%±16.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.9%±13.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Cobleskill and Sidney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21%Highest NY: 14% |
19.7% NY: 14% |
16.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 42.5% NY: 54.3% |
55.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
39.1%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 5 yrs older than NY |
1955 4 yrs older than NY |
1970Highest 11 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 25% below NY |
24 minLowest 25% below NY |
25 minHighest 23% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.3%±5.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±4.6 NY: 14.9% |
12.1%±6.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Cobleskill 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.