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Sodus vs Mendon vs Arcadia
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Arcadia has the most kids (20.7% under 18).
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 | Mendon | Arcadia |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,080 |
1,113Lowest |
13,601Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.7±5.5 30% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
43.7±3.1Lowest 12% above U.S. |
| Mendon and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.1 U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.7%±3.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Arcadia and Sodus 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% |
29%±1.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.3%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
19.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mendon and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,478±$13k 13% below U.S. |
$100,524±$23kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$63,398±$5kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $152,500±$18k 54% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44kHighest 7% above U.S. |
$148,400±$12kLowest 55% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $853±$194Lowest 40% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651Highest 13% below U.S. |
$1,002±$86 29% below U.S. |
| Mendon and Arcadia 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. |
$5,342Highest 71% above U.S. |
$3,944 26% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.2%±11.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Arcadia 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% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
17.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
70.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
23 minHighest 14% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 8%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±2.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #352 of 484 in NY | — | #301 of 484 in NY |
| School district | SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL | — | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7Lowest |
— | 9.8Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.