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Sweden vs Fredonia
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Sweden has grown the fastest since 2010 (-6.6%).
Fredonia has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Fredonia is a college town. 28.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Sweden | Fredonia |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,472Highest |
9,467Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-14.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 32.3±3.5Lowest 19% below NY |
32.4±4.9Highest 19% below NY |
| Fredonia and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±2.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
14%±3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Sweden and Fredonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
19.9%±3.8Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Fredonia and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
45.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 23.1%±1.6Lowest NY: 7% |
28.6%±3.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Fredonia and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,711±$6kHighest 12% below NY |
$50,433±$9kLowest 41% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $186,800±$18kLowest 56% below NY |
$192,500±$22kHighest 55% below NY |
| Fredonia and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$127Highest 35% below NY |
$878±$64Lowest 46% below NY |
| Sweden and Fredonia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,422Highest 18% below NY |
$4,725Lowest 28% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±7.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
60.5%±10.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Fredonia and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
25.2%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Highest NY: 54.3% |
53.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1951Lowest 8 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 36% below NY |
17 minLowest 48% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
11.5%±5.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Fredonia and Sweden 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 | #191 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | BROCKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | BROCKPORT HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7 |
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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.