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Smyrna vs Oswego vs Sherburne
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Smyrna has the most homeowners (88.8%).
Oswego has the most renters (49.8% rent).
Sherburne has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.9%).
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 | Smyrna | Oswego | Sherburne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,392Lowest |
17,033Highest |
3,909 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.4% NY: +4.2% |
-6.7%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.4±7.4Highest 9% above NY |
35.7±1.6Lowest 10% below NY |
39.4±4.9 about the NY average |
| Smyrna and Sherburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.3%±5.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
21.9%±2.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
| Smyrna and Sherburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 15.8%±5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
18.3%±2.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Oswego and Sherburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 9.6%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
26.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
10.1%±2Highest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9 NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,408±$10k 31% below NY |
$53,172±$4kLowest 38% below NY |
$63,203±$8kHighest 26% below NY |
| Sherburne and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $89,500±$10kLowest 79% below NY |
$120,600±$7k 72% below NY |
$149,300±$14kHighest 65% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $888±$384 45% below NY |
$1,109±$72Highest 32% below NY |
$855±$87Lowest 47% below NY |
| Oswego and Smyrna are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,056Lowest 69% below NY |
$3,362 49% below NY |
$3,608Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.7%±84.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
60.4%±7.4 NY: 52.1% |
46.1%±19.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Smyrna and Oswego are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.3% NY: 14% |
20.6%Highest NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
50.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
70.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1966 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 33% below NY |
19 minLowest 43% below NY |
22 minHighest 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 9.5%±5.4 NY: 14.9% |
8.6%±2.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.6%±4.7Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Sherburne and Smyrna 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 | — | #285 of 484 in NY | #271 of 484 in NY |
| School district | — | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | — | OSWEGO HIGH SCHOOL | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.5Highest |
11.0Lowest |
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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.