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Wolcott vs Sodus vs Celoron
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wolcott has the most affordable homes ($91k median).
Sodus has the most homeowners (67.1%).
Celoron has the most people working from home (14.3%).
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 | Wolcott | Sodus | Celoron |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,444 |
1,820Highest |
1,397Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -8.5%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-8.4% NY: +4.2% |
-3.9%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 46.8±6.1 18% above NY |
49.2±7.6Highest 24% above NY |
43.9±3.6Lowest 10% above NY |
| Sodus and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±5.6 NY: 20.5% |
18.5%±5.5Lowest NY: 20.5% |
23%±7.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
| Celoron and Wolcott are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.5%±3.1Highest NY: 17.9% |
20.4%±3.9 NY: 17.9% |
| Sodus and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.4%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
16.7% NY: 40.2% |
17.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1.4Lowest NY: 7% |
1.7%±1.3 NY: 7% |
2.5%±1.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Celoron and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $43,261±$6kLowest 50% below NY |
$55,000±$16kHighest 36% below NY |
$51,964±$21k 40% below NY |
| Sodus and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $90,500±$7kLowest 79% below NY |
$95,500±$9kHighest 77% below NY |
$92,700±$13k 78% below NY |
| Sodus and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $663±$78Lowest 59% below NY |
$878±$81 46% below NY |
$917±$86Highest 43% below NY |
| Celoron and Sodus are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,601 60% below NY |
$3,189Highest 52% below NY |
$1,927Lowest 71% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61.4%±19.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
29.5%±29.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56%±20.2 NY: 52.1% |
| Wolcott and Celoron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.8%Highest NY: 14% |
13.5%Lowest NY: 14% |
16.6% NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.4% NY: 54.3% |
67.1%Highest NY: 54.3% |
59.8%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1944Highest 15 yrs older than NY |
1943 16 yrs older than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 23% below NY |
23 min 30% below NY |
13 minLowest 60% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.5%±4.5 NY: 14.9% |
2.2%±2.5Lowest NY: 14.9% |
14.3%±8.9Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Celoron and Wolcott 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 | #367 of 484 in NY | #352 of 484 in NY | — |
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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.