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Alabama vs Lima
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Alabama has the most affordable homes ($146k median).
Lima has the most people working from home (12.4%).
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 | Alabama | Lima |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 1,831Lowest |
2,064Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -14.3%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-2.1%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 34.8±4.2Lowest 13% below NY |
36.6±5.7Highest 8% below NY |
| Lima and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±8.6Highest NY: 20.5% |
24.3%±4.4Lowest NY: 20.5% |
| Alabama and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 9.1%±1.8Lowest NY: 17.9% |
15.6%±3.5Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.5%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
37%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.7%±4.9Lowest NY: 7% |
15.6%±0.8Highest NY: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $81,833±$11kHighest 5% below NY |
$69,420±$18kLowest 19% below NY |
| Alabama and Lima are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $145,600±$14kLowest 66% below NY |
$203,300±$19kHighest 52% below NY |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $775±$141Lowest 52% below NY |
$830±$177Highest 49% below NY |
| Lima and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,444Lowest 48% below NY |
$5,884Highest 11% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.7%±6.9Lowest NY: 52.1% |
51.3%±24.8Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Lima and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 7.9%Highest NY: 14% |
6%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.8%Highest NY: 54.3% |
77.3%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1966Highest 7 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 7% below NY |
23 minLowest 29% below NY |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.7Lowest NY: 14.9% |
12.4%±5.5Highest NY: 14.9% |
| Lima and Alabama are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
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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.