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Sodus vs Erwin vs Williamson
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sodus has the most affordable homes ($153k median).
Erwin has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.7%).
Williamson has the most people working from home (16.2%).
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 | Erwin | Williamson |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,080Highest |
7,965 |
6,823Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+0.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-1.8% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.7±5.5Highest 27% above NY |
43.8±2 10% above NY |
40.9±4.2Lowest about the NY average |
| Sodus and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
20.7%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.6%±3.3 NY: 20.5% |
| Erwin and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.8%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.5 NY: 17.9% |
| Sodus and Williamson 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 NY: 40.2% |
49.2%Highest NY: 40.2% |
34.2% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
4.3%±1.9 NY: 7% |
4.5%±2Highest NY: 7% |
| Williamson and Erwin 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 18% below NY |
$88,333±$16k about the NY average |
$90,515±$14kHighest 5% above NY |
| Williamson and Erwin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,500±$18kLowest 64% below NY |
$223,700±$26kHighest 47% below NY |
$192,700±$18k 55% below NY |
| Erwin and Williamson are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $853±$194 47% below NY |
$1,271±$136Highest 22% below NY |
$659±$304Lowest 59% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,866Lowest 41% below NY |
$5,829Highest 11% below NY |
$5,172 21% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±7.5 NY: 52.1% |
56.8%±14Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.1%±12.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Erwin and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.1%Highest NY: 14% |
9.3% NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% NY: 54.3% |
67.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 1 yr older than NY |
1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1965 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 31% below NY |
15 minLowest 54% below NY |
25 minHighest 25% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9.5%±4.3 NY: 14.9% |
16.2%±6.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Williamson and Erwin 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 | #352 of 484 in NY | #431 of 484 in NY | #221 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | WILLIAMSON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL | None in town | WILLIAMSON SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Highest |
— | 8.3Lowest |
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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.