Rankings · How Solvay ranks in NY
Solvay ranks #5 in New York for affordable rent
Solvay is ranked on 32 lists against the 777 New York towns with 2,500+ residents. It makes the top 10 on 1 and the top quarter on 6.
Lists ranked on
32
of NY’s 777 ranked towns
Top-10 finishes
1
Best: #5 rent easiest to afford
Top-quarter finishes
6
of 23 lists where higher is better
Strongest area
Cost of living
Top 11% on average
★ What stands out · Where it shines
The lists Solvay does best on
Each list ranks every NY town with 2,500+ residents. Tap one to see the whole list with Solvay marked.
At a glance
Solvay lands in the top half on 10 of 23 lists
Each dot is Solvay’s spot on one list: the left end is #1 in NY, the right end is last. Areas where Solvay does best come first.
Top 10%Top halfBottom half
Cost of livingHousing →
Rent easiest to afford#5/197Most affordable#149/777Cheapest rent#254/769Lowest property tax#364/777 Getting aroundWork & commute →
Shortest commute#119/777 LibrariesLibrary →
Most library borrowing#53/241Most-used libraries#58/241Best libraries for kids#141/241 HealthHealth →
Most active#310/774Fewest smokers#428/774Closest to a top hospital#464/777Healthiest#497/774Fewest uninsured#508/774Lowest obesity#669/774Lowest depression#673/774 People
Most educated#564/777 HousingHousing →
Most new homes#562/709 What kind of place
More snow than 94% of New York
Not better or worse, just Solvay’s character, from the lists where neither end is the “good” one. The most distinctive come first.
More snow than 94% of NY towns
Less snowMore snow
128 in of snow a year
More year-round than 85% of NY towns
Year-roundVacation homes
0% of homes are seasonal
Faster-rising prices than 83% of NY towns
Steadier pricesPrices rising fast
+66.5% in home prices, 5 years
Younger than 77% of NY towns
YoungerOlder
38.9 median age
More kids than 73% of NY towns
Fewer kidsMore kids
22.4% of residents are under 18
Longer growing season than 67% of NY towns
Shorter seasonLonger season
173 days between frosts
Fewer seniors than 59% of NY towns
Fewer seniorsMore seniors
19.1% of residents are 65+
Almost there
2 spots from the top 3 for affordable rent
Lists where Solvay sits just outside a milestone, and what it would take to get in.
Next door
Solvay out-ranks 0 of its 3 ranked neighbors
Head to head on the lists where both towns are ranked: a point for each list where one town places higher. Tap a town for its own rankings.