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Tioga vs Somerset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tioga has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Somerset has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Tioga | Somerset |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 4,348Highest |
3,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.8%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.2±3.5 14% above NY |
45.2±1.5 14% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±4.7Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23.2%±4.4Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 23.1%±5.3Highest NY: 17.9% |
21.1%±3.3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Tioga and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.7Lowest NY: 7% |
4.7%±2.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Somerset and Tioga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $68,523±$20kLowest 20% below NY |
$69,167±$14kHighest 20% below NY |
| Somerset and Tioga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $125,300±$35kLowest 70% below NY |
$167,200±$25kHighest 61% below NY |
| Somerset and Tioga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $847±$219Highest 48% below NY |
$769±$259Lowest 53% below NY |
| Tioga and Somerset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,614Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,304Highest 50% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±29.8Lowest NY: 52.1% |
43.9%±17.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Somerset and Tioga are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 11.3%Lowest NY: 14% |
12.8%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
85.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 18 yrs newer than NY |
1964Lowest 5 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 36% below NY |
32 minHighest about the NY average |
| Work from home | 8%±4.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
10.1%±3.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Somerset and Tioga 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 | #342 of 484 in NY | #73 of 484 in NY |
| School district | TIOGA CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | TIOGA SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.3 |
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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.