Compare towns
Arcadia vs Lyons vs Tyre
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against New York.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Arcadia has the most renters (29.6% rent).
Lyons has the most people working from home (11.8%).
Tyre has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.3%).
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 | Arcadia | Lyons | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 13,601Highest |
5,594 |
1,054Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.6%Lowest NY: +4.2% |
-0.1% NY: +4.2% |
+3.3%Highest NY: +4.2% |
| Median age | 43.7±3.1 10% above NY |
41.1±5.4Lowest 3% above NY |
44.5±4.4Highest 12% above NY |
| Tyre and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.7%±3.1Lowest NY: 20.5% |
25.7%±5.8Highest NY: 20.5% |
23.9%±3.1 NY: 20.5% |
| Lyons and Tyre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.3%±2.7 NY: 17.9% |
19.5%±3.4Lowest NY: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.4Highest NY: 17.9% |
| Tyre and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 19.2%Lowest NY: 40.2% |
21% NY: 40.2% |
23.1%Highest NY: 40.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1Lowest NY: 7% |
2.6%±1.6 NY: 7% |
4.7%±3.3Highest NY: 7% |
| Tyre and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $63,398±$5k 26% below NY |
$74,524±$12kHighest 13% below NY |
$63,125±$14kLowest 27% below NY |
| Lyons and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $148,400±$12k 65% below NY |
$98,400±$12kLowest 77% below NY |
$161,900±$36kHighest 62% below NY |
| Tyre and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$86Highest 38% below NY |
$920±$111 43% below NY |
$870±$153Lowest 46% below NY |
| Arcadia and Lyons are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,944Highest 40% below NY |
$2,998 54% below NY |
$2,352Lowest 64% below NY |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±11.5 NY: 52.1% |
35.6%±12.2Lowest NY: 52.1% |
56.3%±31.6Highest NY: 52.1% |
| Tyre and Arcadia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 17.9%Highest NY: 14% |
14.3% NY: 14% |
9.1%Lowest NY: 14% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.4%Lowest NY: 54.3% |
74.9% NY: 54.3% |
79.2%Highest NY: 54.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1960 1 yr newer than NY |
1938Lowest 21 yrs older than NY |
1965Highest 6 yrs newer than NY |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 30% below NY |
21 minLowest 37% below NY |
29 minHighest 11% below NY |
| Work from home | 6.4%±2.9 NY: 14.9% |
11.8%±8.3Highest NY: 14.9% |
5.6%±2.8Lowest NY: 14.9% |
| Lyons and Arcadia 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 | #301 of 484 in NY | #388 of 484 in NY | — |
| School district | NEWARK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | LYONS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — |
| High school in town | NEWARK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | LYONS SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.8Highest |
9.5Lowest |
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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.