Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Sodus’ subject grades are an A for walkability and history and an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. On health, just 18 of New York’s 1,213 towns do worse. Sodus’ median age is 49.2 years, where New York’s towns sit at 43 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. On the outdoors, just 42 of New York’s 1,216 towns do worse. Sodus has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Sodus beats most towns.
Where Sodus’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Sodus is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,013 in 1820, 8,384 in 2010. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1833 and 5 maps from 1899 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Sodus, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Sodus.
42% of adults have obesity in Sodus, against 33% in New York’s towns and 35% across U.S. towns. 13% of Sodus adults have diabetes. Sodus beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 19.
| Sodus | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 33% | 35% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 25% | 25% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sodus | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18.3% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.5% | 6% |
| More adults with obesity | 42.1% | 28.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 82% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Sodus for work: only 6% work in town. The median household income in Sodus is $55,000. Jobs based in Sodus fell to 544 in 2023, 391 fewer than in 2013.
| Sodus | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 5.5% | 10% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Sodus has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Sodus’ July high is 80°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
67% of households own their home in Sodus.
| Sodus | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $878 a month | $1,101 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 67% | 75% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
None within 15 miles of Sodus; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Sodus residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
5 notable people were born in Sodus.
Town in New York, United States
Sodus is a town in Wayne County, New York, United States. The population was 8,384 at the 2010 census. The town takes its name from a native word for the bay in the eastern part of the town: "Assorodus," meaning "silvery water." The Town of Sodus is on the north border of the county and is midway between Rochester and Syracuse.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $96,000, 82% below the New York typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.
5 notable people were born here, including Ellen Sergeant Rude and N. K. Fairbank.
