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Volney vs Minetto
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Volney has the most affordable homes ($149k median).
Minetto has the most people working from home (9%).
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 | Volney | Minetto |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 5,642Highest |
1,754Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.1±2.2Lowest 8% above NY |
46.1±3.9Highest 16% above NY |
| Minetto and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 20.6%±4.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
20.5%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Volney and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 17.4%±2.6Lowest NY: 17.9% |
25.6%±3.6Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 20.3%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
35.9%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±2.6Highest NY: 7% |
3.8%±2Lowest NY: 7% |
| Volney and Minetto are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $74,848±$10kLowest 13% below NY |
$100,682±$13kHighest 17% above NY |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $149,200±$22kLowest 65% below NY |
$185,700±$18kHighest 56% below NY |
| Minetto and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $952±$44Highest 41% below NY |
$848±$16Lowest 48% below NY |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,713Lowest 44% below NY |
$4,671Highest 29% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 23.5%±8.5Lowest NY: 52.1% |
47.7%±37.9Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Minetto and Volney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.6%Highest NY: 14% |
6.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.9%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.6%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 19 yrs newer than NY |
1967Lowest 8 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 32% below NY |
24 minHighest 26% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.4%±2.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
9%±3.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Minetto and Volney 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 | #466 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | FULTON CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | OSWEGO CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town |
| 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.