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Sweden vs Ogden
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 the most affordable homes ($187k median).
Ogden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.1%).
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 | Ogden |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 13,472Lowest |
20,208Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
+2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 32.3±3.5Lowest 19% below NY |
39.9±2.3Highest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±2.8Lowest NY: 20.5% |
22.8%±2.7Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 14.9%±2.1Lowest NY: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Ogden 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%Highest NY: 40.2% |
38%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 23.1%±1.6Highest NY: 7% |
6%±1.3Lowest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $75,711±$6kLowest 12% below NY |
$91,563±$7kHighest 7% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $186,800±$18kLowest 56% below NY |
$235,200±$13kHighest 45% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,056±$127Lowest 35% below NY |
$1,233±$75Highest 24% below NY |
| Ogden and Sweden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,422Lowest 18% below NY |
$6,496Highest about the NY average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±7.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
44.5%±7.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Sweden and Ogden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 15.6%Highest NY: 14% |
7.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
75.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 14 yrs newer than NY |
1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 36% below NY |
20 minLowest 40% below NY |
| Work from home | 10.9%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
13.9%±2.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Ogden 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 | #170 of 484 in NY |
| School district | BROCKPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | SPENCERPORT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | BROCKPORT HIGH SCHOOL | SPENCERPORT HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.7Highest |
10.0Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| 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.