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Summit vs Rose vs Greig
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Summit has the most homeowners (92.7%).
Rose has the most kids (25.9% under 18).
Greig has the most people working from home (10.2%).
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 | Summit | Rose | Greig |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 976Lowest |
2,126Highest |
1,004 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-3.3% NY: +4.2% |
-1.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 55.7±7.3Highest 40% above NY |
38.8±6.8Lowest about the NY average |
55±6.1 38% above NY |
| Summit and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±4.5 NY: 20.5% |
25.9%±3.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.5%±3.9Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Rose and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.7%±8.7Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.3%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Summit and Greig are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
25.4% NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5 NY: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Highest NY: 7% |
| Greig and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,375±$26k 13% below NY |
$76,200±$11kHighest 11% below NY |
$58,000±$20kLowest 33% below NY |
| Rose and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $150,000±$29k 65% below NY |
$133,800±$29kLowest 68% below NY |
$172,700±$21kHighest 59% below NY |
| Greig and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,430±$252Highest 12% below NY |
$936±$33Lowest 42% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,230Lowest 66% below NY |
$2,434 63% below NY |
$2,720Highest 59% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest NY: 52.1% |
31.6%±31.5 NY: 52.1% |
71%±29.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Greig and Rose are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
8.1% NY: 14% |
14.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
82%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.5% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 22 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
1972 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 3% above NY |
26 minLowest 21% below NY |
36 minHighest 9% above NY |
| Work from home | 5.3%±4.2Lowest NY: 14.9% |
5.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.2%±6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Greig and Summit are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | — | NORTH ROSE-WOLCOTT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.8 |
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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.