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Wirt vs Scio
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wirt has the most kids (28.7% under 18).
Scio has the highest household income ($62k).
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 | Wirt | Scio |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
1,495Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.6%Highest NY: +4.2% |
-11.9%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.9±8.1Lowest about the NY average |
47.4±10.3Highest 19% above NY |
| Scio and Wirt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 28.7%±5.1Highest NY: 20.5% |
16.3%±3.3Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.7%±2.7Lowest NY: 17.9% |
22.1%±2.9Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.9%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
19.7%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
1.3%±1.5Lowest NY: 7% |
| Wirt and Scio are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $42,243±$14kLowest 51% below NY |
$62,426±$11kHighest 27% below NY |
| Scio and Wirt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $81,600±$9kLowest 81% below NY |
$117,100±$27kHighest 72% below NY |
| Scio and Wirt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $742±$50Lowest 54% below NY |
$863±$158Highest 47% below NY |
| Scio and Wirt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,617Lowest 60% below NY |
$3,227Highest 51% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.2%±6.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
44.3%±34.3Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Scio and Wirt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 21.2%Highest NY: 14% |
17.6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.7%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
90.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest 17 yrs newer than NY |
1957Lowest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 5% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.9%±5.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
6.3%±3.8Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Scio and Wirt are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Schools | ||
| School district | BOLIVAR-RICHBURG CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school 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.