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Sloan vs Buffalo vs Romulus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sloan has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Buffalo has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.5%).
Romulus has the most expensive homes ($179k median).
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 | Sloan | Buffalo | Romulus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,751 |
276,854Highest |
3,110Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% NY: +4.2% |
+6.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-25.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.3±2.4Highest 4% below NY |
34.3±0.5Lowest 14% below NY |
36.8±2.7 8% below NY |
| Sloan and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.8%±6.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
22.3%±0.6 NY: 20.5% |
15.5%±4.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Sloan and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.8%±3.2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
14.2%±0.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
14.2%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.5% NY: 40.2% |
31.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
13.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.9%±3.1 NY: 7% |
8.5%±0.5Highest NY: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest NY: 7% |
| Buffalo and Sloan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,214±$10kHighest 16% below NY |
$50,041±$2kLowest 42% below NY |
$69,447±$6k 19% below NY |
| Sloan and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $146,900±$19kLowest 65% below NY |
$164,200±$5k 61% below NY |
$178,800±$47kHighest 58% below NY |
| Romulus and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,135±$114Highest 30% below NY |
$1,046±$18Lowest 35% below NY |
$1,059±$93 35% below NY |
| Sloan and Romulus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513Highest 31% below NY |
$1,622Lowest 75% below NY |
$2,688 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.9%±23.1Lowest NY: 52.1% |
52.3%±2.3 NY: 52.1% |
67.3%±19.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Romulus and Buffalo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
26%Highest NY: 14% |
18.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.9% NY: 54.3% |
43%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
70.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1949 10 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1958Highest 1 yr older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 43% below NY |
20 min 39% below NY |
23 minHighest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 16.7%±7.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±0.8 NY: 14.9% |
9.6%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sloan and Buffalo 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 | — | #455 of 484 in NY | #449 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | BUFFALO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | HUTCHINSON CENTRAL TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5 |
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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.