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Starkey vs Milo 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
Starkey has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Milo has the shortest commute (16 min average).
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 | Starkey | Milo | Sherburne |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,381Lowest |
6,823Highest |
3,909 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.9% NY: +4.2% |
-1.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 41.3±2.5 4% above NY |
42.7±5.2Highest 7% above NY |
39.4±4.9Lowest about the NY average |
| Milo and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±4.3 NY: 20.5% |
20.9%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
24.8%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Sherburne and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 12.7%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
27.8%±4.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.4 NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 16.4% NY: 40.2% |
22.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
14.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.1Lowest NY: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest NY: 7% |
1.6%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Sherburne and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,064±$7kLowest 36% below NY |
$62,500±$9k 27% below NY |
$63,203±$8kHighest 26% below NY |
| Sherburne and Milo are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,700±$17kLowest 66% below NY |
$165,200±$16kHighest 61% below NY |
$149,300±$14k 65% below NY |
| Milo and Sherburne are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $744±$96 54% below NY |
$733±$137Lowest 55% below NY |
$855±$87Highest 47% below NY |
| Sherburne and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,412Lowest 48% below NY |
$3,425 48% below NY |
$3,608Highest 45% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.6 NY: 52.1% |
34.6%±13.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
46.1%±19.2Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Sherburne and Starkey are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.7%Highest NY: 14% |
12.4% NY: 14% |
9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
65.2%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
70.4% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
1956Lowest 3 yrs older than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minHighest 20% below NY |
16 minLowest 51% below NY |
22 min 32% below NY |
| Work from home | 14.9%±8.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
11.3%±3.9Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.6%±4.7 NY: 14.9% |
| Starkey and Sherburne 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 | #358 of 484 in NY | #84 of 484 in NY | #271 of 484 in NY |
| School district | DUNDEE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | PENN YAN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | DUNDEE JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | PENN YAN ACADEMY | SHERBURNE-EARLVILLE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.8Lowest |
9.8 |
11.0Highest |
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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.