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Addison vs Evans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most kids (25.8% under 18).
Evans has the most people working from home (8.8%).
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 | Addison | Evans |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,501Lowest |
15,183Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-6.4%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 38.1±3.3Lowest 4% below NY |
49.5±2.8Highest 24% above NY |
| Kids under 18 | 25.8%±3.5Highest NY: 20.5% |
15.7%±2.2Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Age 65+ | 15.4%±3Lowest NY: 17.9% |
24.1%±2.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 13.8%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
22.3%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
3.6%±0.9Highest NY: 7% |
| Evans and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $57,105±$12kLowest 34% below NY |
$72,467±$8kHighest 16% below NY |
| Evans and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $99,300±$5kLowest 77% below NY |
$176,500±$10kHighest 58% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $785±$251Lowest 52% below NY |
$919±$104Highest 43% below NY |
| Evans and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,727Lowest 59% below NY |
$4,590Highest 30% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52%±15Highest NY: 52.1% |
25.7%±10.7Lowest NY: 52.1% |
| Below poverty line | 14.9%Highest NY: 14% |
11.9%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
86.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1948Lowest 11 yrs older than NY |
1957Highest 2 yrs older than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 22% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
| Work from home | 4.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 14.9% |
8.8%±2.4Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Evans and Addison 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 | #464 of 484 in NY | #180 of 484 in NY |
| School district | ADDISON CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | EVANS-BRANT CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (LAKE SHORE) |
| High school in town | ADDISON MIDDLE/HIGH SCHOOL | LAKE SHORE SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
10.6Highest |
| 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.