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Taylor vs Solon vs Cayuta
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Taylor has the most kids (34.4% under 18).
Solon has the most people working from home (8.3%).
Cayuta has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | Taylor | Solon | Cayuta |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 451Lowest |
899Highest |
528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -13.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1.5%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-8.6% NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 35.6±7.8 11% below NY |
52±6.6Highest 31% above NY |
34.9±6.1Lowest 12% below NY |
| Kids under 18 | 34.4%±4.2Highest NY: 20.5% |
17.1%±4.6Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25%±7.2 NY: 20.5% |
| Taylor and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.2%±3.5 NY: 17.9% |
24.2%±2.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
12.7%±1.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 18.8%Highest NY: 40.2% |
17.2% NY: 40.2% |
14.7%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2 NY: 7% |
2.9%±2Highest NY: 7% |
2.1%±3.2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Solon and Taylor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,708±$30kLowest 33% below NY |
$80,000±$19k 7% below NY |
$85,714±$18kHighest about the NY average |
| Cayuta and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $112,500±$21kLowest 73% below NY |
$148,700±$21kHighest 65% below NY |
$138,600±$33k 67% below NY |
| Solon and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $860±$232Lowest 47% below NY |
$1,000±$652 38% below NY |
$1,386±$70Highest 14% below NY |
| Cayuta and Solon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,568Highest 46% below NY |
$3,455 48% below NY |
$3,190Lowest 52% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 60.6%±60.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
36.1%±72.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
40%±49.8 NY: 52.1% |
| Taylor and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27.7%Highest NY: 14% |
7.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
14.3% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
88.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
72.1% NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 20 yrs newer than NY |
1984Highest 25 yrs newer than NY |
1972Lowest 13 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 16% above NY |
24 minLowest 28% below NY |
28 min 13% below NY |
| Work from home | 1.7%±2.1Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.3%±4Highest NY: 14.9% |
4.2%±4 NY: 14.9% |
| Solon and Cayuta are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.