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Sodus vs Cornwall vs Huron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sodus has the most affordable homes ($153k median).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Huron has the youngest population (median age 39.2).
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 | Sodus | Cornwall | Huron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,080Highest |
1,208Lowest |
2,240 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-11.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.7±5.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
50.4±4.6 30% above U.S. |
39.2±3.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
| Sodus and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.7%±3 U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Huron and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
25.7%±6.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Cornwall and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
54.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
26% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cornwall and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,478±$13kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$114,583±$32kHighest 42% above U.S. |
$90,000±$10k 11% above U.S. |
| Cornwall and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,500±$18kLowest 54% below U.S. |
$458,000±$49kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$233,000±$21k 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $853±$194Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,125±$206 20% below U.S. |
$1,233±$778Highest 13% below U.S. |
| Huron and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,866Lowest 24% above U.S. |
$6,726Highest 116% above U.S. |
$4,145 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.9%±65.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.7%±50.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Cornwall and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
24.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 14% below U.S. |
24 min 11% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.4%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #352 of 484 in NY | — | — |
| School district | SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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U.S. 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.