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Throop vs Sandgate vs Conesus
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Throop has the highest household income ($90k).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Conesus has the most expensive homes ($214k 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 | Throop | Sandgate | Conesus |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,651 |
435Lowest |
1,869Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | -6.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.7±3.1Lowest 35% above U.S. |
55.7±5.4Highest 43% above U.S. |
54.6±5.3 40% above U.S. |
| Sandgate and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±3.5 U.S.: 22% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
16%±3.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Conesus and Throop are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.3%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26%±11.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±4.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Conesus and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
24.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Throop and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $90,268±$15kHighest 12% above U.S. |
$69,167±$19kLowest 14% below U.S. |
$80,341±$17k about the U.S. average |
| Throop and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $185,900±$20kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$193,800±$31k 42% below U.S. |
$213,600±$30kHighest 36% below U.S. |
| Conesus and Sandgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,099±$88Highest 22% below U.S. |
— | $1,071±$154Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Throop and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,261 37% above U.S. |
$2,778Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$4,500Highest 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.4%±69.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
11.8%±51.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Throop and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.5%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
34.6%±32.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±3.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Sandgate and Conesus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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U.S. 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.