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Sullivan vs Vienna
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sullivan has the most expensive homes ($194k median).
Vienna has the most affordable homes ($125k median).
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 | Sullivan | Vienna |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 14,690Highest |
5,184Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45±2.1Lowest 13% above NY |
53.5±6Highest 34% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±1.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
19.3%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Vienna and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±1.5Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.6%±5.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Vienna and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29%Highest NY: 40.2% |
26.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.5%±1.3Highest NY: 7% |
0.9%±0.7Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $80,948±$6kLowest 6% below NY |
$83,244±$10kHighest 3% below NY |
| Vienna and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $194,100±$12kHighest 54% below NY |
$125,000±$20kLowest 71% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$135Lowest 47% below NY |
$928±$166Highest 43% below NY |
| Vienna and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,542Highest 31% below NY |
$2,680Lowest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±13.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
54.1%±15.5Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Vienna and Sullivan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest NY: 14% |
10.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
83.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 15 yrs newer than NY |
1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 21% below NY |
28 minHighest 16% below NY |
| Work from home | 11.9%±1.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
9.2%±5.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Sullivan and Vienna 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 | #87 of 484 in NY | #436 of 484 in NY |
| School district | CHITTENANGO CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | CAMDEN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | CHITTENANGO HIGH SCHOOL | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.