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Sodus vs Painted Post
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 homeowners (81.9%).
Painted Post has the most people working from home (13.8%).
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 | Painted Post |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 8,080Highest |
1,824Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.2%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 50.7±5.5Highest 27% above NY |
45.7±5.2Lowest 15% above NY |
| Sodus and Painted Post 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% |
16.3%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Painted Post and Sodus 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% |
21.3%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Sodus and Painted Post 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% |
36.5%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
2.9%±2.4Highest NY: 7% |
| Painted Post 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±$13kHighest 18% below NY |
$62,891±$14kLowest 27% below NY |
| Sodus and Painted Post 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 |
$155,900±$13kHighest 63% below NY |
| Painted Post and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $853±$194Highest 47% below NY |
$839±$281Lowest 48% below NY |
| Sodus and Painted Post are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,866Lowest 41% below NY |
$5,442Highest 17% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±7.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
63.4%±18.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Painted Post 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% |
12.4%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Highest NY: 54.3% |
63.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Highest 1 yr older than NY |
1946Lowest 13 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 31% below NY |
17 minLowest 49% below NY |
| Work from home | 8%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.8%±8.1Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Painted Post and Sodus 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 | — |
| School district | SODUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | SODUS JR/SR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.7 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.