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Verona vs Rome
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Verona has the most homeowners (91.3%).
Rome has the most people working from home (12.8%).
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 | Verona | Rome |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,884Lowest |
31,795Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.1%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-4.7%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 45.6±2.2Highest 15% above NY |
40.7±1.9Lowest about the NY average |
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4Highest NY: 20.5% |
19.5%±2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Verona and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 20%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
19.8%±1.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
| Verona and Rome are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
20.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±0.9Lowest NY: 7% |
3.3%±0.7Highest NY: 7% |
| Rome and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $83,534±$11kHighest about the NY average |
$59,925±$3kLowest 30% below NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$21kHighest 54% below NY |
$154,400±$6kLowest 64% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $797±$134Lowest 51% below NY |
$909±$59Highest 44% below NY |
| Rome and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,382Lowest 49% below NY |
$4,212Highest 36% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45%±14.4Lowest NY: 52.1% |
45.6%±6.7Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Rome and Verona are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Lowest NY: 14% |
18.1%Highest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.3%Highest NY: 54.3% |
56.6%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 5 yrs newer than NY |
1955Lowest 4 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minHighest 40% below NY |
18 minLowest 45% below NY |
| Work from home | 3.8%±1.3Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.8%±2.6Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #311 of 484 in NY | #323 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ONEIDA CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT · SHERRILL CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | ROME CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | VERNON-VERONA-SHERRILL SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | ROME FREE ACADEMY |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 13.4Highest |
13.2Lowest |
| 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.